This is Gideon

EN 7.30pmThe day has gone way too fast. Familiar fact within the hospital. Everything races past you and suddenly [...]

EN EN 9pm Gideon has been very awake a few times and has also talked a bit. He was thirsty. [...]

The adventure has begun. Today from 11.00am had meetings with anaesthesia, clinical geneticist, blood sampling, consultation with paediatrician, preparation with teaching assistant, [...]

"I am so happy that I get to go to school this week before the doctor opens me up." Thursday morning at [...]

Just another update, we received many messages again how things are going now. How incredibly special to notice that everyone [...]

Gideon is doing very well (under the circumstances). We notice that the extra food is really doing him good. He seems [...]

Pff what an adventure again... Just a report. It's TuesdayAt Nijmegen for a whole bunch of interviews and a [...]

N 2 days off requested - check Preparing for a night in hospital with Gideon and little sleep - check M signed off from [...]

The surgeon called us Dindsday evening, so we had some time to let it sink in.The lung lobe that [...]

On Thursday morning, we were told to report to the paediatric ward at 10.30am. Soon we were taken to Gideon's room which we shared [...]

Gideon developed a nasty cough with a lot of phlegm in early September and after two weeks it turned out to be pneumonia. [...]

The attending surgeon called us and briefly updated us on the situation. The result of the CT scan is positive, [...]

Update: 1 August still no result A quick chronological account of our hospital day; 7.30amFrom home. We have an appointment for [...]

Good news We had a wonderful time. Enjoyed 2 weeks of holidays. A week of Belgian Adrennen and a [...]

It is now almost 7 months since Gideon had an operation due to an inflammation in his abdomen. The wound from this [...]

The antibiotics have done their job, the inflammation seems to be gone! This means Gideon does not need major abdominal surgery. Wow, [...]

Hip hip hurrah. 3 years! We had a really fun birthday. How wonderful it is to have Gideon [...]

Spent another half-day in Nijmegen today to check the wound and get more information about the operation [...]

We had to report to Nijmegen today at quarter to 10. At quarter to 11, he was pre-medicated and we [...]

Tomorrow (Friday), Gideon will have surgery on the lump on his back after all. After the various examinations we had [...]