Raising a Ventilator Dependent-Child with Congenital Scoliosis and Everything Beautiful in Between
It’s nice having one day everyday to celebrate Thanksgiving where families come home and enjoy the day together. It’s that one day of the year where you celebrate all the blessings you have been thankful for. But really, everyday is Thanksgiving day because there are a lot to be thankful for each day. Like most…
Read MoreUpdate: Yesterday, Dana had a fever. No problems with her recent surgeries, trach and g-tube placement. She has had no breathing problems lately. But yesterday until today, she has fever, but she is more calm today. Her heart rate is still elevated though as high as 230 when agitated and…
Read MoreUpdate: She has had stable vital signs so far and she been tolerating the nurses giving her a bath or changing nappies. Her heart rate and blood pressure raises on stimulation still but very few moments that it decreases below normal. She has been given boluses of sedative pre-stimulation now they started her with oral…
Read MoreJust because the pain is unbearable, I can’t go back and re-tell the story of what my baby had been through and how we are now. We are hopeful and drawing our strength from God and from the love from family and friends. Every prayer makes us and our baby stronger. My sister has been…
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It has been almost 3 weeks since I delivered our beautiful baby Dana Gabrielle Canonigo. But I still remember that day clearly. For first time moms like me, it was a mixture of excitement and nervousness. My experience was more than wonderful because aside from the awe of having a daughter, the people who took…
Read MoreMy emotions got the better of me today. I remember Janice, my friend working in Manila, when she used to tease me “do i have a priority number?”. I remembered a bad memory of waking up in her condo, feeling really bad for waiting that seemed forever, then getting my ass up and finding ways…
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