Difficult to believe another month has passed (and really
difficult to believe it took me over a month to upload the prior post. Where has the time gone?)
Tonight we’re preparing Josephine for her cardiac cath, which
is set to take place tomorrow. It would
be a huge lie for me to say I’m not nervous.
(I read some research that said parents – in particular, mothers – who have children
with heart defects that undergo surgery and have an extended hospital stay often
develop symptoms of PTSD. I believe the
specific words were “at increased risk for intermediate and long-term
psychological malfunctioning.”
Malfunctioning. Is that what I’ve
been doing over the past several months? Why didn't someone warn me?)
Despite our nerves, our sweet, precious girl, is playful and happy…and not at all
wanting to go to sleep this evening. J
We’ll be at Children’s bright and early for our 6:00 a.m.
appointment. I’d imagine Josephine will
go back at 7 or 7:30, and the procedure will probably take 3 hours or so. We specifically requested Dr. Nugent to
preside over the “festivities”. He’s a
great practitioner, explains everything thoroughly and has tons of experience
with cath procedures. (Plus, he has a ridiculously
cool accent. That’s a bonus. J) Most importantly, he was attending physician
at points during both of Josephine’s other post-surgical hospital stays, so he knows
a bit of what she – and we – have been through thus far. It’s nice to have people around who know her
history.
We love this little girl so much! Requesting tons of prayers and positive
thoughts for tomorrow!
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