I stumbled downstairs in my underwear Monday morning to see three women standing in the dining room. They were specialists from the county Early Intervention Office, and they were here to see Jack.
Jack
Nor’easter Jack Update
Every six weeks, Jack gets to visit his namesake, Dr. Jack Rychik, for his regular cardiology appointment. On Tuesday, I had the privilege of escorting the Munch (solo this time) back to the mothership: the Cardiac Center at Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia.
Waiting Room Game
In my less charitable moments I think that certain classes of criminals — those who defraud the elderly, for instance, or animal abusers — should have to do part of their time chained up in the waiting room at a pediatrician’s office.
This Was Fun Before You Got All Professional
Life is one test after another. Yesterday, I took Jack into the city for one of his early big ones, post-op: his gross-motor assessment by the intrepid pros at CHOP’s Cardiac Kids Developmental Follow-Up Program. Me, Jack, a pediatrician, a speech therapist, a physical therapist, an occupational therapist and Jack’s Vespa-sized car seat stroller crammed […]
Stay Away from the BABY!
One of the unique challenges of caring for a heart baby is keeping them at a prudent distance during cold and flu season from their infectious preschooler siblings. It’s no mystery why 3-5 year olds get sick all the time. Something something immature immune systems, according to the medical establishment. All right. I get that. […]