I am thankful for
- Dr. Malagon- without her Brayden wouldnt be here with me.
- My husband- he has put up with me for this long, even through the crying fits when I just dont think I can handle one more thing.
- My family- My mom is amazing, she has always been the one to try to look at the bright side when it comes to Buddy. This is hard for me and her because we typically are pessimistic people.
- My job- Luckily I have a job.....I love my job ( most days)....
- The guy who invented dialysis and the guy that decided to try it out on a kid
- Not having to cook dinner for Thanksgiving tomorrow.
- For having a mostly healthy baby that has a problem that can be fixed- I know way to many people that have kids that for one reason or another are going to need help and support their whole lives. I know somewhat what they feel but then again I dont because my baby will be "fixed" after transplant.
- My dialysis mommys- Yvette is has been my #1 when it comes to "venting" about Buddy. Her baby Brandon is 10 days older than Brayden. They are our Twin Kidney Babies! Laura is our newest kidney mommy. Summer is 4 mo old and on Hemo. I am so proud of Laura, she has handled this SOO well. Summer has been thru much more than Brayden had at 4 mo old. Jessica has been a saving grace for me. Logey is 1 year and 1 day older than Buddy and she is who I look up to. She has already been thru it and she is who I will go to when it comes to transplant. I am also thankful for the support groups. There are to many mommys to name but they know who they are. You guys are amazing women ( and men) and you have done such a wonderful job of "growing" your kids!
Last but not least!!!!!!!!
I am thankful for starting the transplant ball rolling today!!!!!!!
Brayden is now 8.76 kg ( 19lb 3 oz). We have started the ball rolling with the insurance companies etc. Next step is to start testing Brayden and Kyle and then talk to the surgeons etc.
Today we saw Dr. Malagon and she was so happy that he looks so great!!! Since changing to Nepro/ Duocal ( his formula) his potassium is actually way low today. It was 2! She considered giving him some potassium but I asked her to hold off and I plan on giving him some bananas today. We also stopped his Bicitra because another lab...CO2 was high. And stopped his Tums because his Calcium is still high. So, we are down to 12 from 18 now!!!!!
I am thankful today. I am thankful everyday but today it just hit me a little harder than normal.
Oh my goodness Jenny! This entire post made me cry. I am so, so, so happy that things are heading in the right direction. This is a good week for dialysis babies. I am so thankful for you all of you in the group. When Logey first got sick I felt all alone. It wasn't until I found Jill's blog for Gavin that I felt like someone understood. And looking back through her blog was so amazing to me because Gavin is exactly 2 years older than Logan. I could see what stage he was at when. It felt like such a blessing from God to me not to have to do the math. : ) Brayden is much farther along in weight than Logey was at his age. At least I think so anyway. How quickly we forget. I can't wait until little Buddy has a creatinine of 0.3 and I will be dancing all day! It's watching a miracle.
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