We headed back to Duke today for the first of many follow up visits with his 'old friends' there. This appointment was with Dr. Majure, one of the pulmonologists. We knew about 'Duke time' from our experience there in the NICU, but we weren't prepared for 'Clinic Duke time'! Our scheduled time was 11am. By about noon, they suggested that we go ahead downstairs for his chest x-ray, since the doctor wasn't ready yet. The directions were less than clear and we ended up in the adult x-ray department, which we didn't find out until about 15 minutes later as we sat in the waiting room. The receptionist finally redirected us to another waiting room where we waited another 30 minutes. This went on all day throughout his variety of tests in different areas of the hospital. We were finally headed home by about 3:30pm.
The great news is that Lawson is doing wonderfully. Dr. Majure was one of the doctors who spent quite a bit of time on Lawson's case. After reviewing the results of his tests and his chest x-ray, his exact words were, "It is a miracle that Lawson is alive and even more of a miracle that he is doing as well as he is!" Needless to say, we were overjoyed to hear that news! He has been able to drop one of his daily breathing treatments, so now he's down to only one nebulizer treatment per day! He's up to 8lbs 14oz and 22in!! He'll be topping 9lbs soon! :)
In other news, my dad arrived today to take my mom back home to Virginia. The real world will be kicking in soon!
Mitzi...your Mom is indeed an Angel from God. So is your DAD! This man understood and accepted the need for all involved that your Mom be with your family.
ReplyDeleteI hold a special place in my heart for your Dad and the strong character he has shown, and I don't think the fact I have never laid eyes on him matters one whit.
Love that baby...Love Lacy...and, more than anyone else, love the united couple that is Brian and Mitzi.
elaine