Resurrecting an old thread. Way overdue for an update.
Two weeks ago it was felt by the docs in Boston that Pierce had progressed enough to be sent home - for the first time in his life he was stable enough to not have to be in the hospital under constant care. It seems the last operation, an angioplasty on a pulmonary artery, was the domino that caused many other issues to fall in line. He is still battling many issues and is in the bottom 5% of growth for a 10 month old (just over 16 lbs.), but he is doing better.
Almost. It seems that his dad had tossed he and his mom out in favor of a new girlfriend just weeks prior to the release. Since that left the two of them homeless there was nowhere to release them to. Without a home the state would have stepped in and Pierce would have become a ward of the state. Well, grandpa Rennie and grandma Jan to the rescue.
They transferred Pierce to a hospital here in Boise where, after a few days and the assemblage of 8 doctors and 4 therapists for "team Pierce" he was released to our home. There go my quite retirement plans.
It's been a hectic two weeks. He has either a doctors appointment or a therapy appointment nearly every day, often more than one. However, Jan no longer suffers any boredom what-so-ever.
As for me, I've taken on a new position at church developing our on line ministry (volunteer) an a part time job (paid) producing videos for another ministry. I also need to get more time in the shop and not having to worry about Jan being occupied might just help with that too.
In the mean time we will play doctor roulette and deal with the dad who is now trying to force them back to Indiana and get 1/2 custody. CoC limitations apply to the balance of my post.