Every fall I am taken back to when my precious little fighter was born. Kolette has had a rough start but she has sure overcome. When she was 7wks she was hospitalized w/RSV & double pneumonia. That was the scariest time in my entire life. Seeing my little baby hooked up to all those machines w/doctors & nurses threatening to intibate her and wondering if she would ever be able to breathe w/o oxygen. She stayed 13 days and after that got pneumonia every month till hospitalized again at almost 7mos. She only stayed then for 3 days but by then her left lung had collasped. Both times she went home on oxygen for a week. Dr. Matt gave her prednisilone 2 wks later and it was a God send b/c it helped her lungs to heal. We didn't have another hospital visit until she was 2 1/2 and this time we had a wonderful and expensive ride in the ambulance to Boise. Granted everytime was in Boise It is sure harder to have them in the hospital when they are older b/c they fight it more verbally. If it wasn't for Mac & Cheese I don't know if she would have survived in her mind. The last pic is to show you what a healthy girl she is now. Granted we still get pneumonia some but are hoping that it dosen't land us in the hospital again. She has a bit of a fear of doctors other than the 2 she likes and needles are her dire enemy. I guess I just feel blessed to have her up and running and getting into WAY too much mischief. So please forgive me if you are subjected to my germ warfare talk. Just know I am for one a control freak and a bit neurotic about germs. But truly I never want to see my precious girl or anyone elses in the hospital. Also you never know what you can handle till you are forced to.
Every fall I am taken back to when my precious little fighter was born. Kolette has had a rough start but she has sure overcome. When she was 7wks she was hospitalized w/RSV & double pneumonia. That was the scariest time in my entire life. Seeing my little baby hooked up to all those machines w/doctors & nurses threatening to intibate her and wondering if she would ever be able to breathe w/o oxygen. She stayed 13 days and after that got pneumonia every month till hospitalized again at almost 7mos. She only stayed then for 3 days but by then her left lung had collasped. Both times she went home on oxygen for a week. Dr. Matt gave her prednisilone 2 wks later and it was a God send b/c it helped her lungs to heal. We didn't have another hospital visit until she was 2 1/2 and this time we had a wonderful and expensive ride in the ambulance to Boise. Granted everytime was in Boise It is sure harder to have them in the hospital when they are older b/c they fight it more verbally. If it wasn't for Mac & Cheese I don't know if she would have survived in her mind. The last pic is to show you what a healthy girl she is now. Granted we still get pneumonia some but are hoping that it dosen't land us in the hospital again. She has a bit of a fear of doctors other than the 2 she likes and needles are her dire enemy. I guess I just feel blessed to have her up and running and getting into WAY too much mischief. So please forgive me if you are subjected to my germ warfare talk. Just know I am for one a control freak and a bit neurotic about germs. But truly I never want to see my precious girl or anyone elses in the hospital. Also you never know what you can handle till you are forced to.
