Life with your child in the hospital

Infection?

September 1, Halia is in Miami with an infection where her pacemaker is.  She is on 3 antibiotics while they figure it out.  Hopefully it can be treated orally.  Worst case scenario is they must open her back up and put new hardware in.  September 4, I made it to Miami as tomorrow is the big day with doctors.  Winds and rain were strong at 40 mph and shaking the car.  Hoping Halia doesn’t get opened up again, but that’s what I’m expecting.  September 5 the wound doctor, surgeon and the infectious disease doctor will get together and check out the wound.  They still don’t know what bacteria she has.   They are putting in a pick line for antibiotics in OR as she wasn’t cooperative today.  Later today they feel the wound is good and don’t see anything growing deeply inside.  They will leave the dressing without sucking machine.  She got the pick line in her left arm for antibiotics.  Bradley comments, god she has been through a lot.  September 9, hopefully a home health care company can be found that provides nursing services for Halya’s pick line and wound care.  I hope so.  5 more weeks doesn’t sound too appealing.   We leave visits for another time maybe in the winter. 

I am the proud father of three amazing sons, Bradley, Hunter and Chase, All 3 were boy scouts with 2 becoming eagle scouts, two played college tennis players and third could have, and they have college degrees in Chemistry, Physics, Math and Kinesiology. They are a PA at Northwestern University in Chicago, a scientific and engineering researcher at Southern Research and a soon to be PT/PA student. The addition of a beautiful baby daughter, Halina, has joined our family tree. I am currently the Tennis Director at the Club and Spa at Fiddler's Creek in Naples, Florida.