Free Vintage Clip Art Easter Chick

Hi Julie,

It’s nice to “see” you. 🙂

One of Austin’s doctors recently used the word “storybook” when describing Austin’s recovery from his heart transplant to Austin’s mom and dad.

Austin is at home and doing exceptionally well but normal life at home has definitely changed. His fluid intake has to be monitored daily, he’s still on many medications (I think it’s 12) that have to be administered 4 times/day. He has several weekly appointments for a variety of tests and/or therapy. Although not all of these tests are done on a weekly basis, he goes for: blood work, EKGs, echocardiograms and biopsies. He attends therapy sessions three or four times/week (speech, occupational and physio). He’s still working hard on regaining his speech and the use of his left hand, two things that were affected by the stroke he had while on the artificial heart. Last weekend Austin was proud to show me that he was able to open all of the fingers on his left hand but it took every single bit of concentration and strength for him to do it. With a hurting heart, this grandma wanted to reach out and unfold his fingers and massage his hand for him but it was a proud moment for Austin so I watched in silence until the last finger slowly uncurled and stretched out rigidly. Then I clapped and cheered and Austin smiled with satisfaction.

Austin can’t be around crowds for the first year post transplant (no children’s church, Walmart, etc). Restaurants and movie theaters are only okay if it’s during a quiet time. Good hand washing habits, not only for Austin, but the whole family, are crucial to reduce the spread of germs. All of these precautions are because Austin is severely immunosuppresed from some of the medications he’s on. After a year, he should be weaned down to two anti-rejection medications that he’ll continue to take for the remainder of his life.

Austin is very happy though. One of the things he used to occasionally say before his illness is, “This is the best day ever”. He’s started saying that again!

5 thoughts on “Free Vintage Clip Art Easter Chick”

Julie @ follow your heart woodworking
March 11, 2013 at 4:54 pm

So pretty, there’s just something special about vintage graphics!
P. S. How is Austin doing?

Julie J
March 12, 2013 at 12:38 pm

Hi Julie,

It’s nice to “see” you. 🙂

One of Austin’s doctors recently used the word “storybook” when describing Austin’s recovery from his heart transplant to Austin’s mom and dad.

Austin is at home and doing exceptionally well but normal life at home has definitely changed. His fluid intake has to be monitored daily, he’s still on many medications (I think it’s 12) that have to be administered 4 times/day. He has several weekly appointments for a variety of tests and/or therapy. Although not all of these tests are done on a weekly basis, he goes for: blood work, EKGs, echocardiograms and biopsies. He attends therapy sessions three or four times/week (speech, occupational and physio). He’s still working hard on regaining his speech and the use of his left hand, two things that were affected by the stroke he had while on the artificial heart. Last weekend Austin was proud to show me that he was able to open all of the fingers on his left hand but it took every single bit of concentration and strength for him to do it. With a hurting heart, this grandma wanted to reach out and unfold his fingers and massage his hand for him but it was a proud moment for Austin so I watched in silence until the last finger slowly uncurled and stretched out rigidly. Then I clapped and cheered and Austin smiled with satisfaction.

Austin can’t be around crowds for the first year post transplant (no children’s church, Walmart, etc). Restaurants and movie theaters are only okay if it’s during a quiet time. Good hand washing habits, not only for Austin, but the whole family, are crucial to reduce the spread of germs. All of these precautions are because Austin is severely immunosuppresed from some of the medications he’s on. After a year, he should be weaned down to two anti-rejection medications that he’ll continue to take for the remainder of his life.

Austin is very happy though. One of the things he used to occasionally say before his illness is, “This is the best day ever”. He’s started saying that again!

1. Julie @ follow your heart woodworking
  March 12, 2013 at 12:41 pm
  
  Thank you for the update, as I think of Austin often. I do suppose it is slow getting back after all he has been through, but thankfully he has the chance to do so!
  
Julie J
March 12, 2013 at 12:47 pm

Amen! ♥

eysséric martine
March 23, 2015 at 12:30 am

merci beaucoup pour toutes ces belles images ! Mary-Papier