Friday, Mar.20/09
I brought the kids to the hospital today. Two at a time. It was an extremely busy day getting everyone up to speed on Scott. The cardiologist saw him twice, the transplant nurse, dietician, speech pathologist, physiotherapist, endocrinologist and nephrologist talked with us and Scott had a chest x-ray and echocardiogram. He also had some visitors which is the best part of being in Calgary! It really boosts morale to see friends and family.
I think the new ball is rolling now getting a plan for Scott here. The big issue is still kidney function. Will it come back????? I keep praying that it will. It would really help Scott's recovery to not need dialysis and/or another transplant(kidney-not heart). Working kidneys would really help Scott to feel better and make it easier to do the rehab part of his recovery. All we can do now is wait and pray.
The Palmers
February 2010 hike in the snow
Enjoying life with the kids again
Edmonton Heart doctors
This picture is from a news article about the Berlin heart. The guy in the white lab coat is Dr.Rebeyka, Scott's surgeon. He is a pediatric surgeon who happens to know Scott's congenital condition best. The doctor in the back is Dr.Buchholz who specializes in the Berlin heart. He engineered the large VAD(ventricular assist device) that kept Scott alive for 4 days after the transplant. We see both of them most every day still.
watching the Olympic torch
Happy Birthday!!
Hanging out at Heritage Park 2009
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