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November 11, 2005:

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1:00 am – I think Emma just gets home-sick for the Children’s Hospital. She didn’t do as well today, more coughing and labored breathing. Then this evening she had a period of struggling with getting enough oxygen, labored, fast breathing, etc. So she just took off in the helicoptor down to Little Rock. The local [...]

November 10, 2005:

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Hi all. I am home for just a few minutes to shower and grab a few things I need. We are staying at least one more day and night in the hospital. Dr. Youmans says if she stays stable today he will discharge her tomorrow morning. We will be going home with the stuff to [...]

November 9, 2005:

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2:30 pm – The second RSV test came back negative today. Emma is doing great. Miriam says she’s happy and relaxed, breathing fine. She’s off oxygen, no IV fluids, basically eating and sleeping as if she was at home. The doctor said her chest x-ray looks the same as before – so sounds like she [...]

November 8, 2005:

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4:45 pm – Emma continued to have breathing problems due to congestion last night and this morning, so we decided to take her back in to the local hospital today. The RSV test is negative, so it looks like just a bit of pneumonia. My opinion on part of Emma’s breathing troubles is that she [...]

November 7, 2005:

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11:45 am – Emma had a checkup and her tube stitches removed this morning in Siloam Springs. She’s been having some congestion problems lately, and the doctor says she has the first stages of pneumonia. So she has a few shots scheduled for that. Good news! She is up to 8 pounds 14 ounces!! That’s [...]

November 3, 2005:

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6:00 pm – Miriam and Emma are home! Emma is looking good, she’s up to 8 pounds 5 ounces, heavier than she’s ever been (by one ounce) and is looking healthy. I’ll see if we can get some pictures up soon.    

November 2, 2005:

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3:00 pm – Emma is doing well. She started eating again yesterday at noon, and was up to 2 ounces every three hours (previous level) by 6 pm Tuesday and doing fine. Today she ate 1.5 ounces from the bottle with no gagging problems! Definately an improvement. The plan is to feed her from the [...]

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