Wednesday afternoon we got all settled into our new room on the 9th floor. We have quite the view, and were able to enjoy the snow from the coziness of our room. Those at home got up close and personal with about 17 inches on Wednesday and a couple more last night. Thursday morning the...
After a sleepless night* at home, we headed off to the hospital without a hitch. *Grace sleepwalked as expected due to her anxiety. Patrick’s Monday PT appointment from his recent surgery left him in too much pain to sleep comfortably. I was feeling under the weather and distracted by Patrick’s inability to sleep. Grace did great during pre-op thanks...
Through a routine physical this fall, we found out right before Christmas that Grace as an atrial septal defect (ASD) or more commonly known as a hole in her heart. Because of its location (near the vena cava), the hole will require open heart surgery to repair it. The surgery is scheduled for Tuesday, February...