| Ali's First Battle, Fought and Won |
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| This was a few hours after she was born. In 12 hours, she would be in surgery. |
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| She had just gotten to Childrens Hospital and they were about to prep her for surgery. That is her little head peakin' out of the warmer there. |
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| This was just after surgery, she had made it! At least through the first part. |
| This was about a week (maybe a little longer) after surgery. Finally being able to hold her. Those 3 1/2 weeks were kind of a blur. |
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| She finally got the tube out of her nose, she hated that thing and had pulled it out many times. Just a few hours later she fell asleep. (you can still see the tape marks on her cheeks) |
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| This was April 2, 1998. The day before we got to go home. She was mad (not uncommon that last week). They would only allow her to eat a little at a time, till she passed it, then she could have a little more the next time. Once she first had breastmilk (she didnt get any till she was a couple weeks old), she was not happy with just a taste. This made for a grumpy Ali and she let everyone know. You can see her tummy scar, just above her belly button. She also has a mean looking scar in her left elbow pit (from the tube that fed her IV food), but she is hiding it here. |
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| Back to the surgery story |
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| To her recent visit to Children's |
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| To Alianna's recent visit to Children's |
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| Back to the surgery story |
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