September 9th, 2006 is the day Greg and I were married. September 9th, 2008 is the day Jake had open heart surgery to fix up his ticker. This will forever be a day for us to celebrate together as a family.
Jake was essentially in heart failure. When we were at Columbia/Presbyterian, they treated the symptom of the problem. We came to Boston to fix the problem.
It's too early to tell if the surgery worked, but our little guy is hanging in there. In the words of our surgeon, Dr. Del Nido, Jake is a champ! Jake's surgery is detailed on his Care Page so I'll spare the details here. So far Jake's echo shows definite improvement and we feel optimistic. We're in the difficult balancing phase of Jake's recovery. He needs his sedation to keep his pressures down but he needs it lifted to get off the ventilator. We've had a couple set backs after two good post-op days. Everyone feels Jake just needs more time to recover. The hardest part is not seeing him smile and play, or be able to touch and hold him. It's a frustrating and worrisome time but I'm confident we'll have our bug back soon.
Here he is recovering the day after his surgery.
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Hope Jake is doing better. I came across this bloc while doing genealogical research on the family name of Casden, which was my mother's maiden name. If you have time, could you email me at lrminvegas@Yahoo.com to see if we have a family connection?
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