I still remember the troubled pregnancy. The late term termination the doctor's recommended for the sake of my health. I remember the birth in graphic detail. I remember almost losing him when his bilirubin count went off the chart and we rushed him to another hospital for an emergency total blood transfusion at just 3 days old.
I remember every detail vividly and now he graduates from high school, a licensed driver and about to go into final exams for a place at university.
This boy, who was 6 weeks prem ......
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Age 3 |
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age 5 and with his first fish |
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.....and was supposed to have hearing and learning difficulties but who has none such, is now a man. Perfect in every way to his mother - except his hate of being photographed!
My blonde, blue-eyed little miracle.....
I sat through the entire graduation dinner trying NOT to cry.
Where DID the time go???????
Congratulations to you son! You are definitely a proud momma. It is amazing how so many doctors can be so wrong. Wonderful!
ReplyDeleteThanks Tammy, I have two amazing kids. Both of them, technically, should never have survived their birth. They wouldn't have 50 years ago. I would have died in childbirth with my daughter.
ReplyDeleteWe live in amazing times. Not sure a lot of people appreciate that....
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Such a handsome young man. Doctors don't always know what they are talking about. Glad things went so well. Congratulations on his graduation.
ReplyDeleteThanks Kat. It's been a long time coming.
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