Home Sweet Home

Austin came home today!!! After much debate (between Mom and everybody at the E Pod of PICU) it was decided that Austin was doing well enough to finish his recovery at home. Although we feel that this is fast, there is nothing better than being at home for food, play and sleep. Austin will miss the fabulous trains that circled past his room at Phoenix Children’s Hospital, but it is great to be home. Today he is finally walking and has begun eating at his normal pace (Dad is an excellent cook for those of you that did not know it!) Although we will continue to monitor his coumadine at a special clinic offered at his cardiologist’s office, he will now be rid of the docs, nurses, x-rays, blood draws and constant prodding of the hospital.
We are so thankful for the skillful hands of his surgeon Dr. Pearl and the loving care and monitoring of the rest of the hospital doctors and nurses that have gotten him this far. During this stay at the hospital we saw many of the same hospital staff as previous surgeries and they all remember Austin (and his neurotic mom) and were so impressed with how big and wonderful he looked. Wait until you all see him, he is actually pink!

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