After 3 experiences with a team that were all exceptional, you know this is no one-time fluke. The standard of care is high and consistent at Ornge. Ethan had his first Ornge Life Flight at…
National Air Ambulance Week – Ornge Transport
National Air Ambulance Week – Ornge Transport
“How can you be grieving when your child is still here?”
That’s a question I’ve gotten.A question I imagine lots of people ask themselves when I post anything about the grief that comes with brain injury. But it’s real.It’s weird.It doesn’t even really make sense to…
Capture the Chaos
“Why do you take photos amongst the chaos?”That’s a question I, and many other parents of sick children have received. Why don’t we just focus on our child in that situation?Why do we need to…
Rehab Take 2 – Week 4
Discharge week. This week is always really busy. Between therapy, everyone also works on making sure things are lined up in the community/home setting for the child’s return home to make sure the transition is…
Rehab Take 2 – Week 3
Family Team Meeting: where every team member gets together, connects with local resources if wanted/available and we talk about goals, struggles, improvements, and discharge. We knew coming in it would be a 4 week admission,…
Rehab Take 2 – Week 2
After ending our first week on a rougher note, we adjusted meds again and things settled a bit. Our plan for consistent sleep still needs some tweaking, as we still haven’t found that secret potion….
Rehab Take 2 – Week 1
On July 20 Ethan was readmitted for a short term intensive therapy admission at Holland Bloorview. Due to the lack of community therapy given the worlds current happenings and how it was affecting Ethans progress…
Don’t close your eyes to what’s in front of you.
Did you know there is a worldwide Pandemic right now? You did. How couldn’t you. It’s EVERYWHERE. It’s consuming everything. Everywhere you look, people are talking about it. Restrictions, closures, masks, distancing. But guess what….
Time Will Tell – don’t tell me that
They say hindsight is 20/20.And it’s true. 2 years ago we were waiting, anxiously, for our tiny newborn to have open heart surgery.They would expose his tiny heart, stop it and work so carefully to…
Walking down Memory Lane
One of my close friends was asked not too long ago if she really thinks it’s a good idea to look back at photos and videos of her child before Brain Injury. I am going…
