MeganJul 30, 20193 minJune 27, 2019Another Six Months The past six months have been mostly wonderful with a few setbacks. Dottie is growing and so healthy with her HPEN (ho...
MeganJul 30, 20193 minMarch 16, 2019One Year!! One year ago today we brought Dottie home from the hospital. After 75 days it was finally our time to say goodbye to what had ...
MeganJul 30, 20193 minJanuary 1, 2019Girl Wonder Woohoo, we did it! Dottie turned one year old (Dec. 31st) and is, all things considered, so very healthy. She is 29 1/2 inche...
MeganJul 30, 20194 minNovember 10-12Our Magic Number 100.5- this is our magic number When Dottie gets a temperature of 100.5 (a fever) we head to the ER, these are the direc...
MeganJul 30, 20194 minOctober 1, 2018It's been too long The leaves are beginning to change color once again, going from green to orange, yellow, or red and then to brown. As ...
MeganJul 30, 20192 minJune 20, 2018Defying Science Today Dottie had a checkup with the GI doctor and nutritionist. It was an early morning and a long drive to Doernbecher C...
MeganJul 30, 20193 minMay 29, 2018Good News! Today we went to Doernbecher's for an ultrasound on Dottie's right leg. This was to check for the blood clots Dottie had while...
MeganJul 30, 20193 minApril 16, 2018Home Sweet Home Dearest Family and Friends, We have been home just over four weeks now. Our time together has been sweet, and often stres...
MeganJul 30, 20193 minThursday March 15, 2018Day 75 Journal entry by Megan Halligan — Mar 16, 2018 Thursday March 15, 2018 Tomorrow marks day 75 in the hospital, Dottie’s 76th day of...
MeganJul 30, 20192 minMarch 4, 2017IV It’s been quite a day. Dottie needed an IV for a blood infusion (getting extra blood) and surgery tomorrow (for the Hickman line). If ...
MeganJul 30, 20192 minMarch 1, 2018Two Months Old! Tuesday Dottie's nurse going off shift at the end of the night thought her right leg might be a bit swollen. This is the ...
MeganJul 30, 20192 minFebruary 23, 2018Slow and Steady Dottie continues to make progress. We know this process will take awhile to figure out, how much food can she take in ora...
MeganJul 30, 20192 minFebruary 12, 2018Care Conference We had a meeting today with our team of doctors. This was an opportunity to touch base and hear from each person their vi...
MeganJul 30, 20192 minFebruary 7, 2018A Little Milk Our dearest Dottie is looking good. When she's awake her eyes are wide open and she looks around with curiosity. We love wa...
MeganJul 30, 20192 minFebruary 3, 2018Test Results Yesterday morning (Friday) Dottie’s x-ray showed that the contrast done earlier this week had cleared. At 2:00 she went in f...
MeganJul 30, 20191 minJanuary 31, 2018Test Results Pending Yesterday Dottie went to radiology to have the contrast done. They did an enema and took pictures of the die in her ...
MeganJul 30, 20192 minJanuary 27, 2018Poop The one thing I never imagined during 41 weeks and 3 days of pregnancy was that I would be celebrating my daughter pooping. And I me...
MeganJul 30, 20191 minWednesday January 17, 2018Wednesday January 17, 2018 We are so very happy to share that yesterday Dorothy got a PICC line in! This is exciting news because the cen...
MeganJul 30, 20192 minMonday January 15, 2018A Thank You Some occasions are easy, they come with happy sayings that have been pre-established over the years, like "happy birthday," "...
MeganJul 30, 20192 minThursday January 11, 2018Game Changer Today we had the opportunity to meet with the gastroenterologist. She is an amazing doctor who has specialized and done her ...
