Douglas is home!

(His personality is coming back to normal)

Douglas was released from the hospital on Thursday afternoon. His Cardiologist Dr. Prieto said that his Echo Cardiogram showed that all his repairs looked good. She sent us home wit a bunch of new instructions, some more drugs, and a list of several doctor appointments over the next several weeks. (Happy to be going home)

(He had to sleep it took so long to get discharged)

Once we got home, he reverted to the old Doug we know and love. He has already started rolling around and trying to crawl. He seems to have very little residual effect from the surgery. He is a little more prone to cry, and certainly has a little more pain, but he is happy and already started making his old noises.

Over the next six weeks we have to be especially careful when we pick up Doug and hold him. His breast bone will take the better part of two months to fully heal and picking him up incorrectly will not only cause pain but could injure him. We will not be able to giver him a bath until Sunday and even after that we can not use lotions on his scar until the scabs are completely gone.

(Home Again!)

Doug will take almost constant attention for the next few weeks, but anybody that would like to visit him can do so as long as you do not have a cold or other contagious disease. We will be keeping Douglas at home at lest until his first follow up appointment with his cardiologist in two weeks.

Thanks to everyone that has kept Doug in their prayers. He went throughout the surgery and post operation in an almost textbook fashion. We can not express the gratitude that we have for everyone that have been so kind and accommodating to us through Doug's surgery. Everybody that helped with Bob treated him great and allowed for Cathy or I to stay with Doug at all times. He had such a good time he didn't want to come home.

Thank you!

Jim