Maxwell and Me

This is the story of my son Max. On the 2nd of June, 2011 Max had a stroke and was admitted to the ICU at the Royal Childrens Hospital. On that day he was also diagnosed with Idiopathic Thrombocytopenic Purpura (ITP). At the time he was only 10 weeks old.

Saturday, 30 July 2011

Another day, another saga- The MRI fiasco

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Earlier this week Max had to go into the hospital for another MRI scan. I was hoping that the day would be uneventful but knowing my son I w...
Tuesday, 26 July 2011

Our first week at home

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Being in hospital was easy in some regards. I didn't have to do any housework, Max's bottles were made up by the kitchen and every ...
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Home at last

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It took another week until Max could finally go home. First his platelets dropped, then his blood pressure, then his platelets dropped agai...
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Wednesday, 6 July 2011

Going home soon

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Tomorrow will be 5 weeks since we arrived at hospital. I struggle trying to comprehend that we've been here that long. Max hasn't h...
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Thursday, 30 June 2011

Thursday 30th June- Happy Anniversary

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We've been here at the hospital exactly 4 weeks today. On the day that I drove him here I never expected that we'd still be here a ...
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Monday, 27 June 2011

Monday 27th June- Normal!!

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Today for the first time since we got here, Max's platelets were in the NORMAL range at 187!!! He has gone 2 days without having a pla...
Sunday, 26 June 2011

A word about platelets

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This is what happens when a baby on steroids needs to fast I've spent the last few days deliberating about what to write to bring ...
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