The MRI didn't show any evidence of stroke or clotting, so we were discharged and Riley is asleep in his own bed. It wasn't without a fight though: they wanted to keep him an extra night "for observation" despite eliminating all signs of any immediate risk factors. What Riley needs now is rest and recovery, and he certainly won't get that in the PICU.
We came home to find a really cool Get Well book from Riley's kindergarten classmates. Each of the kids had drawn a picture and written a note. We enjoyed reading through the messages like "Riley, you are a good friend, Love Edward" and "I hope you feel better soon Riley, I love you, Cassandra." You can't say we didn't properly prepare them for their classmate's hospitalization.
The boy is in pretty good spirits and looking forward to being back in school on Monday.
Thursday, November 13, 2008
We're home
Posted by Ken Norton at 11/13/2008 08:43:00 PM
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Geez - what a scary 24 hours! :^( We're so happy to hear that Riley is o.k. and at home. Why would he go to Santa Clara instead of UCSF? Thank yo for keeping us in the loop!
Love,
Babs, Jonathan, Naomi & Vivian
Great to hear that Riley is back at home.
It's great that his classmates wrote him cards. It must have been a wonderful way to cheer him up.
Hi,
I was looking for a way to email you directly, but I could not find it. I am a Mother to a 14 yr old HLHS boy named Daniel. He is now batteling PLE for the 3rd time since his Fontan. It has been almost a year now since he was diagnosed again and there is no improvment. We have tried heparin, and are now currently trying steroids and viagra but still it remains and we are in the hospital almost every week. If you could please get back with me, I see that you have dealt with this monster and any imput you could give that they are trying at other hospitals could help. My email is mysticmoons2002@yahoo.com
Thanks
Glad to hear that the trip to the hospital was short and Riley is back home.
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