Introduction

Our sons Charles George Fitzpatrick and Henry Michael Fitzpatrick were born prematurely on November 16, 2013 at a gestational age of 24 weeks and 1 day. Their "due date" was March 7th, 2014. We started this site on November 28th.

Both Aly and David will be posting to the site. While you will probably be able to tell who is writing by our writing styles, we will sign off on our entries with our initials so you will be sure of the author.

Wednesday, April 16, 2014

A No Good Terrible Very Bad Day

So Wednesday has just bitch slapped us and man it hurts.  Charlie had his ROP exam this morning and the doctor found that his ROP has started to return and it needs immediate attention. He will be admitted back into the NICU and will receive a second shot of Avastin. He will then be watched very closely and if there is any sign of more irregular blood vessel growth he will go to surgery.  He came straight from his appointment and is now in the bed space next to Henry.  

Now for the Henry report. Things aren't good. He is desatting and bradying to the point where he now needs oxygen. They are doing a sepsis workup and an echo to try to figure out what is going on. They are looking at everything from infection to cardiac issues. We are in a bit of a haze right now as we try to handle all this coming at us. We will keep you updated.

(A)

5 comments:

  1. OMG. Noooo! Wednesday can go eff itself!

    Gosh I hope this is just a short setback for both of them. I'm praying for you all!

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  2. First of all, thank you for taking the time to update. I'm praying so hard for the boys as well as for strength for you guys too. This is a hard battle, but the boys are fighters!

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  3. Goodness fighting fitzie ny fan club is up our good vibes thoughts and prayers to high alert. Sending you all so much love my friend. Holding your hand from afar.

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  4. Oh this is just not good news at all. Upping my prayers for your family! Really hoping this is a just a temporary setback.

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  5. Been thinking about you all and I am sending love and prayers.

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