JenniferTenney

Dakota had a great check up with Dr. Kays. I can't tell you how excited I get to see Dr. Kays. It's bizarre. Do other CDH moms feel this way about their surgeon? It's almost like seeing a movie start. He is seriously one of my heros. Anyways, Dakota's x-ray looked perfect! Her diaphragm is back to looking even (not elevated on the repair side as it was previously) so that is good news! And Dr. Kays didn't care about Dakota's weight not being on the chart! Thank goodness! We work so hard ...

Okay, I have to admit something. I just reread my last blog entry and I said something a little untruthful. I said that I did not join Cherubs before Dakota was born because there just wasn't time. That is not all true, because I researched obsessively for the less than 3 weeks between diagnosis and birth, so of course I found Cherubs, but to be honest, the name Cherubs scared me. At that time, I had a strict rule for my sanity-I would only read survivor blogs. The couple of angels I heard ...

As I was in the hospital with Dakota fighting for her life, I remember feeling enveloped in love and support. I did not have a blog, and was not on Cherubs yet (I only had a couple of weeks between her diagnosis and her unexpected birth), so my love and support came from my family and from friends and acquaintances, and I was so touched.
But I always wished I was part of Cherubs and/or had a blog at the time, because the beautiful love and genuine concern for stangers just pours out of ...

I had a fabulous mother's day with my little girl! First, on Saturday, we drove with Dakota and my mom to Sawgrass Mills Mall in Fort Lauderdale (an hour and a half drive) to meet my Nana and Aunt and cousin to celebrate mother's day and do a little shopping. Dakota did perfect in the car and slept the whole way there and back! She, of course, impressed everyone with her cuteness and showed off walking!! I love, love, love, so see her walking around now! It took her a while to gain her confidence, ...

This has been bothering me, so I figured I would get my thoughts out on this blog because I am not a doctor and these are just my thoughts. I am an attorney, and I never work in absolutes. There is very rarely a yes or no answer to anything, it is always a matter of argument with facts leaning towards one side or the other. I believe that medicine, especially with regard to the proper treatment of CDH is the same way ... or it should be. I am not an expert but I have read countless blogs now, ...