Atticus’s 11th Surgery + Halloween
Atticus had his 11th surgery (and hopefully his last major surgery) on September 11, 2015 at Arkansas Children’s Hospital with the amazing Dr. Richter. He had a wedge resection of … Continue Reading →
Atticus’s 10th Surgery
I feel that we all hold up pretty well dealing with Atticus’s LM. We are fully aware that things could always be a lot worse and we are grateful every … Continue Reading →
The End of Nursing Care
I didn’t think I would feel this way. As a parent of a child with any sort of condition, you always want to see your child take steps towards ‘normalcy’. … Continue Reading →
3rd Treatment at ACH and Decannulation
On Friday, January 16, 2015, Atticus had his third bleomycin treatment at Arkansas Children’s Hospital. We flew out to Little Rock on January 14th and Atticus had an appointment at … Continue Reading →
LM Research: Is Bleomycin Safe and Effective for Treating Microcystic LM?
This is going to be the first in a series of new posts in which I provide a brief rundown and summary of research articles on Lymphatic Malformation (LM), emphasizing … Continue Reading →
Welcome to the New and Improved gratefuLMother Blog!
Hello Readers! Welcome to the new and improved Grateful Mother blog. All content and posts have been moved over from my old Grateful Mother blog and all future posts will … Continue Reading →
Change and Gratitude – a Look Back on 2014
As I was walking to work a couple days ago, I began looking back on 2014. As this year comes to an end I felt it was only right to … Continue Reading →
Moved, New Job, and 2nd Treatment at ACH
I’m not sure where to begin with this post. And it might be a little disoriented (like my current mental state), but I’ll give it my best shot! So back … Continue Reading →
Seconds
The past couple weeks have marked some pretty big milestones. October 31st was the second year anniversary of Atticus getting his tracheostomy. November 7th marked the second year anniversary of … Continue Reading →
1st Treatment at Arkansas Children’s Hospital
Atticus had his first treatment with Dr. Richter at Arkansas Children’s Hospital last Tuesday, September 2nd. He received his first round of bleomycin injections into his tongue, laser treatment on … Continue Reading →