Saturday night we all packed up the room and cleaned up a bit then took the kids to Stars On Ice. Ronald McDonald House had free tickets so we decided to tall take a night out. On Sunday morning after packing up the kids to go with their grandma and “tia” (aunt) on Sunday at Edmonton International Airport at 9am, I rushed back to the hospital because Gabby was told around 930am that Hudson was scheduled to take the air ambulance back to BC at 10:30am. Well I got there at 9:45 and then the next update was that they were held up anyways and didn’t show up until 1:30pm. Gabby spent time holding him before they loaded him up in the transport unit. BC Infant Paramedics were great and I watched Gabby and Hudson leave in the ambulance to the Municipal Airport. I soon realized I was the only one left in Edmonton, AB and I had a long drive ahead of me. I went back to the RMH and finished stuffing the 4Runner with our stuff. Good thing nobody was with me because there was no room! I went back to do some last minute cleaning and it was already 430pm and I hadn’t eaten anything yet except for some toast in the morning. I went down and there was a group cooking a special “Mother’s Day” meal so I stayed for dinner. After I was exhausted and talked to Gabby briefly and said I was going to have a quick nap and then probably drive for a few hours so I didn’t have such a long day on Monday to drive back…. well I ended up napping for 11 hours! Woke up at 630am in the morning with my contacts glued to my eyes and breath smelling like Mothers Day Dinner. haha! Of course everything was packed in the car so I had to feel my way down to the vehicle and search for the contact lens solution and the SOS pad for my mouth. I met with the House Rep and I was on my way around 7:45am. I stopped by 7-Eleven for the all important NOS and stopped by Timmies for a breakfast sandwich. I was home by 5:30pm just in time to meet Gabby and family. We unloaded the truck and chatted briefly then put the kids to sleep and “Tia” stayed over to watch the kids while Gabby and her mom & I went to visit Hudson in PICU at BC Children’s. He’s doing great! All he has is an NJ tube (nasojejunal tube – used for feeding directly to his small intestine bypassing the stomach. Probably soon changed to an NG (nasogastric) tube – used for feeding to his stomach) and an oxygen saturation sensor…. FINALLY got rid of most of those tubes and wires! He also got his sutures out and everything looks good! Also, BC Children’s does things a little different than Stollery and Hudson is now up to full feeds+ from mom!
We’re off to get him moved to the ward tomorrow morning (ie. progress!) and talk with the team. Well the quick update turned into something longer… I need to rest!
More later 🙂 🙂 🙂 🙂
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