Tag: cardiologist

Tuesday, 31 Aug 2004

Tuesday, 31 August:

Big News # 1 Gabriella has topped the 9 pound mark and is still growing!

Big News # 2 We now have a date for Gabriella’s heart surgery at Stanford – 28 September 2004.

The surgeon who will perform the operation, Dr John Lamberti, is in Hawaii this week and we are scheduled to meet with him this Thursday. We have great faith and confidence in the Stanford medical team, as they are exceptionally skilled in this type of surgery.

Please take a moment to read the following story about an operation the Stanford team performed on a tiny baby: Packard Heart Surgeon Performs Operation on Smallest Infant.

This morning we headed to Tripler Army Medical Center (TAMC) to meet with Gabriella’s Cardiologist, Dr. Mahnke, regarding her elevated temperature and the associated tests. All of the tests came back negative, so it is doubtful she has an infection. Nevertheless, we continue to give her Tylenol to keep the fever in check and that seems to be working.

Thank you for your prayers.

Sunday, 22 Aug 004

22 August, Sunday : Today was a quiet and restful day. Gabriella ate and slept well throughout the day. Dad and Lucy managed to sneak away for some swimming pool time while Mum looked after Ella.

Tomorrow we head back to TAMC for another weigh-in and visit with Gabriella’s cardiologist, Dr Mahnke. We are especially eager to see Dr. Mahnke, as he was on the mainland during GG’s hospital stay. We will post the results of that visit as soon as possible.

Please know that your kind words and prayers are an inspiration to our family.

Thank you for your prayers.

Friday, 06 Aug 2004

06 August, Friday: We were off early this morning to meet with Ella’s cardiologist for another check-up. Ella put on one ounce which doesn’t seem like much but it averages out to an increase of 1 oz per day for the last week, which is excellent progress. She now weighs 7lbs 11ozs. Thank you for the e-mails, phone calls, and cards – your support means a great deal to us.

Please keep Gabriella in your prayers.