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Cori Lou Makes Plans to Go Home After Open Heart Surgery

December 11, 2013 by Laura Blodgett 1 Comment

Cori Lou will be released from the hospital today. This is well within the expected timeline they were given before open heart surgery. She has already had all invasive tubes removed, and only remains connected to probes that monitor her heart function, the oxygen levels in her blood, and the speed and depth of her […]

Quick Cori Lou Update: When Will I Hold You Again?

December 8, 2013 by Laura Blodgett 4 Comments

As of 8:30 PM last night, Cori Lou was taken off of the ventilator (for a more thorough explanation of what she has been hooked up to read here.) They had to hold off feedings “into her stomach” until 6 hours after this step was achieved. I say “into her stomach” because her first food […]

Cori Lou Begins a Well Monitored Recovery After Pediatric Open Heart Surgery

December 7, 2013 by Laura Blodgett 4 Comments

    Cori Lou is out of surgery and being monitored through a very carefully managed recovery. Open heart surgery was much more invasive and disruptive than the abdominal surgery. Still, she seems to be doing well for a little baby who has just gone through what she has. (click on any photo to enlarge) […]

Cori Lou and Her Parents Go Through Pre-op Procedures for Open Heart Surgery to Patch Her Ventricular Septal Defect

December 5, 2013 by Laura Blodgett 3 Comments

Not everyone will want to read this. The first part won’t be too bad. I’ll just tell you a little about Cori Lou’s procedures to get ready for her surgery. But after that, I will write about what her parents were told the surgery would involve. It is not for the faint of heart. Today, […]

Cori Lou is Scheduled for Heart Surgery to Patch Her Ventricular Septal Defect

December 1, 2013 by Laura Blodgett Leave a Comment

  Cori Lou is heading out to California in two days to prepare for heart surgery. A couple of weeks ago, she started having a lot more trouble breathing again and still hasn’t been gaining much weight, so she needs the VSD (the doctors found it soon after she was born, as you can read […]

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