Day two in hospital. Cassie did great, woke every few hours for her pain meds, vital signs and a check of her foot. She easily fell back asleep in between after the exhaustion of the first day. Roommate number 2 was a 71/2 girl named Jamie who unfortunately fell at the playground and fractured her arm. The same orthopedic surgeon did surgery on Jamie's arm. Reminds me as a parent how quickly an accident can happen. Dr. Burrows visited Cassie twice. A nice surprise was Dr. Gorter visited Cassie as well. Thanks for the warm wishes Dr. Gorter. He says we will repeat the motion lab after the recovery. It will be fun to see the improvements in the foot position and walking abilities. Cassie did so well we were able to go home. Mom and her had already learned how to transfer before the physio even arrived. A huge amount of the day was spent by Chris looking to rent some pediatric equipment. Walker, wheelchair and some bathroom equipment. Cassie was not eligible for CCAC so we had to pay for the pieces. A tribute to how well she does but unfortunate as the pieces cost around $200. 00 for the month. Craig from Shoppers Home health hooked us up and rushed the delivery so we could be discharged home at 4:00pm. The first walker with a forearm support did not work for Cassie, the hospital had no crutches or walkers to try out while we were there. I think I will give feedback to the therapists that they should have some equipment available to try but 3C is not straight orthopedics and we had no equipment and there was too much clutter trying to get a commode to the washroom which was in the hall not in the child's room. Things went too well to let small things annoy us. Chris took the prescription for pain meds to Shoppers ahead of time and it was a good thing because they would not fill the script as it lacked some information. A few glitches, but they were rectified with perseverance. Craig from Shoppers picked up the one walker, switched it for another and we rented a commode as our bathroom is too small for a wheelchair and walker. It was amazing to get home so quick and Cassie is doing well.
A view of the nursing station from Cassie's bed. We ran into numerous other professionals that know Cassie Susan from the Infant Parent Program recognized me right away. She had not seen Cassie for eight years. A friend from work has a baby who has been admitted for six weeks and some friends from church who's beautiful daughter Hannah has a brain tumor. We have Hannah in our thoughts and prayers and her entire family. It is difficult to know why some children have to suffer and please pray for this beautiful child.
Very informative. However, if you need to purchase such things, try the Ontario Government under the Assistive Divices programme. also, Chris or you must have insurance from your respective jobs which will cover the rental of such devices. Check that out as well.
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