ICU Update
Baby is off the respirator. All vital signs are good. Drugged with phenol barbital (an anti-convulsant), so not able to tell if dulled reactions are still due to birth trauma, drugs, or other problems. CAT scan scheduled on Monday.
Baby is off the respirator. All vital signs are good. Drugged with phenol barbital (an anti-convulsant), so not able to tell if dulled reactions are still due to birth trauma, drugs, or other problems. CAT scan scheduled on Monday.
No change since October 12.
Yitzchak Meir’s continue continues to improve. He is in the pediatric ward of Shaare Tzedek Hospital, and girls from Darchei Bina and Michlala have been coming during the past week to watch him. I saw him yesterday, and he was looking quite good. He is getting a little extra oxygen, and food through a tube,…
A Poem by Ella Seltzer What answer should I give When you ask me “How many children do you have?” Shall I say “Two” or “Three”? Well where is the third, your thoughts I tell “He’s in another place, he’s not very well A place where they look after kids like him” (who lie quietly…
No news. Yitzchak Meir is still in the Reut Medical Center (Lichtenstadter) in Tel Aviv. His medical condition remains the same.
On Shabbos, I commemorated the first anniversary of the death of my son Yitzchak Meir ben Lev Halevi. On Friday night I went to shul early – I had already davened mincha at 12:30pm, but wanted to be there when the 2nd mincha started (at 20 minutes before sunset) so that I could talk to…
Yitzchak Meir has been out of Lichtenstaeder Hospital for a few weeks. He has been staying with a family in Neve Yaakov, and we are looking to put him in an institution. He interviewed for Alyn yesterday, but they felt that their services were not appropriate for him. They recommended Aleh instead, and we will…