We were delightfully surprised and blessed to have a very special visitor show up at our home this evening! My daughter, Christine, and her husband, Ian, brought my grandson, Austin, for a short visit as he was able to leave the hospital on a four-hour pass! In this picture with Austin is his big sister,…
Random Musings
Austin, An Update
My eight year old grandson, Austin, continues to recover exceptionally well from heart transplant surgery he underwent on December 29th! The doctors continue to say that the donor heart is a perfect match for him. Austin was extubated on the morning of December 30th. The catheter was removed that day as well. On January 1st, two of three chest tubes…
Austin’s Surgery is Over!
Austin’s new heart is in and working well! When the surgeons went in to operate, they discovered that there hadn’t actually been enough room in Austin’s chest for the LVAD and the device had fused to Austin’s left lung. They had some difficulty stopping the bleeding when they removed it and kept Austin in the OR some extra time until the bleeding was under…
Austin Going to the OR
My daughter took this picture of Austin and his dad, Ian, in the elevator on the way to the operating room about an hour ago. Ian is gowned up because he was allowed to stay with Austin until he was asleep. Austin was in good spirits this morning. He is looking forward to being able to bathe and swim,…
A Heart for Austin
The transplant team asked to meet with my daughter and her husband at 8:00 this evening. The purpose of the meeting was to let them know that there is a heart for Austin! To sum up what I’m feeling tonight is what I posted in my daughter’s Prayers for Austin Facebook group page a short while ago,…
Austin, an Update
After my grandson, Austin, had a stroke on December 13th and the procedure to remove the blood clot in his brain was complete, he was moved back to PICU to be closely monitored. A CT scan on December 15th showed several small areas of damage on the right side of Austin’s brain and because he has to…
Store Closing
My online website store, The Old Design Shop, will be closing on Monday. I will continue selling vintage images and digital collage sheets from my Etsy shop and I am planning to continue adding free vintage images to my blog. Julie
I Love You God
I was going to post an update on my grandson Austin’s progress on Wednesday but time got away on me so I thought I would write that post first thing yesterday morning. I wanted to tell you and show you pictures of how well Austin has been progressing since having surgery on November 17th to have the LVAD (artificial…
Today
My grandson, Austin, is still in intensive care but he is stable and he has his mom and dad at his side. Unless something changes, I am going to try to live a “normal” day today. I’m planning to stay home and do some routine housework, laundry and cook a meal this evening. I’ve reopened my Etsy shop…
An Update on Austin
A snuggle in bed with dad. Sadly, the bed is in the pediatric intensive care unit of the hospital. My sweet grandson, Austin, needs heart surgery. He goes in for an artifical heart tomorrow. The artificial heart will be a bridge to a heart transplant. This picture of Austin and his mom (my daughter Christine) was taken…
If You Pray
This is my precious eight year old grandson, Austin. This picture was taken at our family Christmas party last December. Austin has been sick, beginning last Monday. His parents thought he had the stomach flu but by the end of the week, instead of getting better, Austin was getting worse. His mom and dad took Austin to the emergency ward…
Can you Imagine?
When Ken arrived home from work this afternoon he told me their secretary didn’t come in to work today. She didn’t call in sick – she called in to quit. Her husband is one of 15 oil workers in Alberta who pitched in for a lottery ticket that won big this weekend. Each winner will receive approximately $1.6 million!…
