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ICYMI: Sorry (not sorry) YF

Discussion in 'Anything goes' started by BDC99, Mar 18, 2016.

  1. Iron_chet

    Iron_chet Well-Known Member

    My kids are 18, 8 and 4 and every time I see a baby I want more kids, especially when I see babies travelling with parents at the airport.

    Great pic and neat story for you to share with her when she's older. Enjoy the time because now it starts going real fast.
     
  2. BYH 2: Electric Boogaloo

    BYH 2: Electric Boogaloo Well-Known Member

    But enough about you!
     
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  3. YankeeFan

    YankeeFan Well-Known Member

    The baby three doors down from Fiona's room died yesterday, and for reasons that are hard to explain, my wife and I are devastated.

    The nurses who take care of Fiona are incredible, and each day, they are assigned to Fiona, and one other patient. Most days, their other patient has been the child in the corner room. I'd don't even know if it was a boy or a girl, but you could tell they must have been in bad shape.

    Anyone who walked into the room had to don a sterile gown, and there was often a crowd of doctors and nurses in the room.

    A decision must have been made on Friday, because all the nurses were upset, and a couple of the overnight nurses came in during the day, I guess to say goodbye.

    All four grandparents arrived, and appeared to stay the night in the family room.

    And then yesterday, they all packed up and left. The nurses were all crying and hugging each other, and one pushed a cart loaded with items out of the room, and the room was empty.

    We had such an odd sense of loss when we left last night. Broken hearted for the family and for the caregivers who worked so hard, and invested so much.
     
  4. HC

    HC Well-Known Member

    YF - John's niece is a NICU specialist and I don't know how she does it. I don't think your sense of loss is odd at all - you were tied to that family in the most fundamental way possible, watching your children fight for their lives. I'd worry if you didn't feel the way you do.

    Hang in there.
     
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  5. Mr. Sunshine

    Mr. Sunshine Well-Known Member

    There was an overnight nurse who was just wonderful when we had our daughter in the hospital recently. She sang to Charly to help calm her down in the middle of the night and was just great at putting us (me especially) at ease. You could tell how much she cared. Watching her, I thought how difficult it must be to invest so emotionally in strangers, and it crossed my mind that it has to be devastating when one of the kids doesn't make it. I can't imagine the toll it takes to do that job.
     
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  6. YankeeFan

    YankeeFan Well-Known Member

    I can't properly express how much we love our nurses.

    And, I think because Fiona's prognosis is good, and because she's not in pain, or sedated, and because she is normally very content, she is a bit of fresh air for the nurses.

    On Friday, one of the nurses who wasn't assigned to us that day, but who was upset with the developments in the corner room, came and visited with us for about 20 minutes, and I think it helped cheer her up a little bit.
     
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  7. YankeeFan

    YankeeFan Well-Known Member

    In happier news, Fiona turned one month old today.

    They've also scheduled her exploratory surgery/procedure for the 28th. This is where we will learn just how big the gap in her esophagus is.

    We're hoping for less than 3cm. If it's 3cm or greater, we stick with trying to manually stretch the esophagus until they can close the gap to a manageable distance.

     
  8. TheSportsPredictor

    TheSportsPredictor Well-Known Member

    I have friends whose baby was born about 3½ months early. If it was even a week earlier, it would not have survived. Maybe even a couple of days.

    I heard nothing from them but great things about the nurses and other parents in the NICU. One of the nurses is a mutual friend who has now started her own photography business, concentrating on babies. She is the most cheerful, positive person I can imagine. I'm sure that attitude helped her deal with all the things that come along with working in the NICU.

    Now that child is about as healthy as any other kid, very vibrant, and shows no signs of being affected by those early months. Wishing the same for you and your family, YF.
     
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  9. BDC99

    BDC99 Well-Known Member

    She does look content. Hope the news is always great. Any timeframe on taking her home (sorry if I missed it)? And so sorry to hear about your tough night. That has to be really difficult to face in your situation. But so glad Fiona can give everyone hope and cheer.
     
  10. YankeeFan

    YankeeFan Well-Known Member

    Time frame is very dependent on what they find on the 28th.
     
  11. BDC99

    BDC99 Well-Known Member

    Nothing odd or hard to explain. Your beautiful daughter is vulnerable and you see everyone on that floor as in same position as you. And you know very well how you would feel if that was you. Thankfully Fionas situation doesn't seem as dire, but it has to be one of the scariest things you will face in life. Hopefully in two years you will barely recall it even happened.
     
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  12. BDC99

    BDC99 Well-Known Member

    Fingers crossed for the best news possible.
     
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