Becky was discharged from the hospital yesterday.

After an unexpected emergency room visit and a subsequent second open heart surgery, she returned home on her 5 month birthday.

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Yesterday afternoon, I received the results of Becky’s recent echo.

It’s the first time I have heard a medical professional use the word normal when it comes to our daughter.

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Yesterday was a big day as Becky was moved to the floor.

When the morning began, I suspected that we would be moved to the floor. After all, I needed to leave for several hours to get my second Covid shot and Michael had traffic court. Things tend to come in threes, so I figured something would be added to an already chaotic day. I was right.

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Another day of steady progress in the PCICU.

Becky had a good night and was resting comfortably this morning.

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A quick update on Becky. And an amazing story.

Today I had the opportunity reconnect with a very special person.

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Today is post-op day 2.

Becky is 48+ hours from her surgery and is making good progress.

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Here’s a more in-depth update covering the last 24-hours or so.

Last night, Dr. Julia, one of the fellows in the unit, brought a 3D model of the heart and gave us an anatomy lesson.

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A quick picture and update. Becky was successfully extubated this morning and her stats are holding steady. She is resting comfortably and the staff is working hard to keep ahead of her pain.

The morphine seems to be working.

We met with Dr. V and discussed Becky’s operation. It’s a lot of information to process and I hope to understand things better in the coming days.

Becky returned from surgery a few hours ago.

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Just heard from Dr. V.

“Very happy” has a lovely ring to it.