Pipecleaner Dreams

Today is the worst day so far this year... Ashley and I will be at the hospital early this morning for her annual MRI under anesthesia....

It's been a crazy few days for Ronnie. Ronnie has a friend (a girl) - I'll call her Friend Girl for this post - who is rather troub...

Ashley had yet another MRI under anesthesia last Friday. She was already having them twice a year to check the status of the three brain tu...

Tuesday was Ronnie's 9th day in the hospital. The doctor told us his stay would likely be 10 days, but he sure seemed ready to go home ...

Yea - yea - yea! The doctors said Ronnie might be able to come home on Wednesday!! His NG tube has been removed, and he is MUCH happier. H...

Recovery is progressing - probably not as quickly as Ronnie would want, but progressing nonetheless. Friday found my brave boy down in the d...

Thursday morning brought a brightness to Ronnie's eyes that I hadn't seen in a while. He was looking much better, and I began to qu...

Ronnie looked so much better this morning. The groggy eyes from the night after surgery were gone, and his smile was just a tiny bit bigger...

Long, long, long day today. Ronnie was taken back to surgery at 7am...and didn't arrive to the ICU until 7:30 pm. He looked pretty good ...

I was pleasantly surprised with many things at the hospital today. My experiences in the past at this huge teaching hospital have not alway...

Today Ronnie gets admitted to the hospital. Surgery is tomorrow, but prep is today...and he isn't going to like the prep. I really hope...

The surgery date is getting closer. We have met with the doctors and gotten instructions for the week leading up to surgery. It’s impossib...