If a one year old was smoking I think I'd have bigger issues :) But yeah, she got the trach because of a combo of croup, cold and rotovirus (plus scarring from neonatal intubation) her airway was the size of ball point pen tip..
The secretions while she was sick were uhmm... damn (yeeech) -----Original Message----- From: Judah McAuley [mailto:ju...@wiredotter.com] Sent: Wednesday, September 01, 2010 7:43 PM To: cf-community Subject: Re: intersting opinion piece on Beck and the teabagging party Gush away my friend. Sorry to hear that the medical stuff is messed up but I'm glad things seem to be working out ok. And on a side note, I've done a fair bit of work with bodily fluids and I have to say, suctioning trach tubes I find the most disgusting. At least your daughter isn't a smoker :) Judah On Wed, Sep 1, 2010 at 4:40 PM, Scott Stewart <webmas...@sstwebworks.com> wrote: > > She seems to be ok with the tube, she doesn't really notice it unless she's > getting suctioned or we put the nose, extension or voice cap on it... > > She was getting really upset, now she just gets annoyed, she just started > making the "Mad Face" and it's the cutest thing ever and the more I laugh > the more irritated she gets.. > > Sorry for gushing about my kid :) > > -----Original Message----- > From: Eric Roberts [mailto:ow...@threeravensconsulting.com] > Sent: Wednesday, September 01, 2010 5:48 PM > To: cf-community > Subject: RE: intersting opinion piece on Beck and the teabagging party > > > Glad she is ok...that trach tube is going to be rough on a kid though. I > can't imagine my daughters dealing with that very well. > > -----Original Message----- > From: Scott Stewart [mailto:webmas...@sstwebworks.com] > Sent: Wednesday, September 01, 2010 3:33 PM > To: cf-community > Subject: Re: intersting opinion piece on Beck and the teabagging party > > > Fortunately my daughter is ok, she'll need a Trach-Tube for a while > but at least she's breathing > > On Wed, Sep 1, 2010 at 3:30 PM, G Money <gm0n3...@gmail.com> wrote: >> >> On Wed, Sep 1, 2010 at 2:10 PM, Scott Stewart > <webmas...@sstwebworks.com>wrote: >> >>> >>> "Communication and transparency would help lots. That's part of why >>> I'm not anti-government-involvement in health care. We need some >>> regulation and a lot more reform. >>> " >>> Yeah.. my daughter was back in the hospital and the PICU at UNC Chapel >>> hill was the epitome of non-transparency I literally had to stand over >>> people in order to drag the slightest bit of information out of them. >>> >>> I feel a huge rant coming on, not to mention a fairly long letter to >>> the folks that run UNC-Childrens >>> >> >> That sucks Scott. >> >> We are extremely lucky in KC to have Children's Mercy Hospital, one of the >> finest children's hospitals in the country. We've been there several times >> with Ben....just amazing how caring and professional and open and kind > they >> are. >> >> -- >> No matter how close to yours another's steps have grown >> In the end there is one dance you'll do alone >> >> >> > > > > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Order the Adobe Coldfusion Anthology now! http://www.amazon.com/Adobe-Coldfusion-Anthology-Michael-Dinowitz/dp/1430272155/?tag=houseoffusion Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/message.cfm/messageid:326673 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/unsubscribe.cfm
