A story of resuscitation. A story of our little lion heart.
Day 43. It was a big day. Great physio session rolling on his own, followed by an important meeting with a team of doctors regarding Jack’s genetic results and therapeutic plan, and an OT session trying out some solids and drinking again.
Read More...Day 42. Jack has therapy in the pool, tries drinking water for the first time since the ICU, and I compare where he’s at to the previous week’s baseline I wrote out for myself.
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Day 41. Another fun day in town for us. Jack’s much more patient with this recovery than I am and for the first time in 7 weeks Jack gets to sleep without sensors monitoring his vitals. Baby steps every day.
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Day 40. We play hooky from rehab and Jack does super well on his first real public outing. The sense of normalcy it brings to Matt & I can’t be captured in words. I’ll let the pictures speak for themselves on this one.
Read More...Day 39. Finally seems like Jack is warming up to his therapies. Which also signals he is feeling less agitated overall. And Jack surprises us by starting to…
Read More...Day 38. Jack’s tummy time is improving but we need to focus on building up his upper body strength and cross-body coordination. His grasp has gotten stronger which is fun because it allows him to actually play. He gets to have both music therapy and a physio session in the pool.
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Day 37. Jack steps up to bat as he always does and wakes up in the greatest mood. He has another EEG, a good physio session and is increasingly vocal.
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The Boy Who Breathed Again 