I wanted to take a quick moment to let everyone know how things are going. Caden is in critical but stable condition. The doctors tell us that the first 48 hours after this type of surgery is typically a roller coaster ride while the heart adapts to its new configuration. Caden still has his chest […]
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Tuesday, November 9th, 2004We met with the heart surgeon this afternoon about Caden. They have scheduled Caden for surgery on Monday morning at 7:30 AM. We will be at the hospital a little before 6:00 AM on Monday so we can see Caden before the surgery. We learned from the surgeon that Caden has a fairly unique anatomy […]
We just had the most awesome visit with Caden. He seems so peaceful and comfortable in his new home at the PCICU. Sherry got him to open his eyes as you will see form the pictures. I will warn you that the pictures are of Caden show him in his full ICU getup. Get the […]
We are on our way over to PCICU to see Caden now. We will get back to you with more information later.
Caden had an apnea spell while I held him Tues. night so he was put back on the breathing machine. The medicine which keeps his heart working till surgery has a side effect of apnea (stopping his breathing). This side effect will go away right after surgery when the medicine is stopped. They will keep […]
At this moment Sherry is resting and I have just returned from the PCICU. Caden has settled into his new area without incident. We were told earlier this evening that the surgery will not happen until early next week. We should have more definite scheduling information from the pediatric cardiologist later today. I forgot to […]
Sherry and I just got back from the NICU. We have been told that Caden is being relocated to the PCICU tonight. This is the ICU that focuses on pediatric heart patients. They have been at 100% capacity since Caden was born and now one of their eight beds is open. This will mean that […]
Well, It has been an eventful two days to say the least. I won’t bore you with the nasty details. The bottom line is that Caden is doing great on the NICU grading scale. He has passed all test so far related to the 22q11.2 deletion. For those of you who are not aware, there […]
Caden Gabriel Osborne was born this morning at 9:17AM. He weighed 5 lbs 14 oz at birth. Caden is doing fine. He had some assistance with breathing for a while today, but he’s off the breathing machine now. Initial results from tests that have been run on Caden have given us no surprises. He is […]