One of the hardest days was this day. I was losing hope and decline in Zack’s overall demeanor was so scary. He closed his eyes for 90% of the day and literally had no energy to even sit up anymore. When I would play Elmo DVDs, we wouldn’t even open his eyes to watch his favourite […] Read more…
Facebook post from that day: Damn! Flu plus a lung infection- my little trooper is so sick. Now on nasal prongs for oxygen full time plus fever when meds wear off. Hoping to see an improvement on new antibiotics. Keep praying that we can all be together again. We learned that Zack’s second xray showed […] Read more…
We had been up since 3am. Zack had needed oxygen through the night, his saturation levels were dipping and he needed it to help him breathe. We would alternate between just oxygen blowing by his face, to the mask on him. He looked so weak and I tried my best to just put my arms around him and […] Read more…
I can remember physically seeing the decline in my sweet brave son starting that day. It was apparent that the antibiotics were not working and now it was becoming clear that it was likely a virus or something else at play in his fragile body. The doctors visited hourly it seemed, trying to find what might […] Read more…
Zackie and his Auntie Libbie Today was the day that Zack’s amazingly loving Godmother, Auntie Libbie, came to give me a break from the Emergency room where we had already spent almost 24 hours. I was so tired and mostly I need to run out and get some tea at Starbucks! She brought me some food […] Read more…
This is a post that has always been there, but I haven’t been brave enough to share. Now I’m ready, as the topic has become the root of many discussions with Ty and me. The truth is…I have always been overweight. I don’t really remember when it started to become an issue when I was […] Read more…
Thank you for letting me tell our story of how your support can make a difference to families like ours. I’m a very proud (and exhausted) wife and mommy to 3 amazing boys…Ty is 7 and Jayden and Zack are 3 years old. Our Zackie was born with a genetic disorder causing many serious health […] Read more…