Discharged

G was discharged yesterday afternoon! Yahoo!

We are staying in Vancouver until his follow up appointment on Friday. Then , pending some test results, we will be coming home to the Island!

As soon as we strapped the baby into the stroller yesterday, he was smiling ear to ear. He usually isn't a huge fan of it, but I think he understood that we were leaving the hospital.

We are so thankful for the excellent care he received during our stay. While he was in the ICU, a team of intensivists and the cardiology department saw him for rounds twice per day. They made all decisions together. We didn't need to ask about a second opinion; there were always a dozen opinions! We had daily consults from general surgery from the day he had bowel problems until the day we left the hospital. We had an ICU nurse taking care of G one-on-one. On the ward, he was checked every hour. The staff understands that medicine and tests can be important, but so is comfort and sleep and nutrition. They always weighed decisions and used their better judgement. I am so impressed by the competence and compassion of the hospital staff.

Now we have a couple of free days here in Vancouver. We are going to focus on relaxing and having fun !