We just got home from a 4 day stay at Sick Kids. Zack has had several aspiration pneumonias (this was his 3rd this year!) and been very sick. Last year, we had 4 hospital admissions with pneumonia, but had hoped that the gtube would have eliminated the risk this winter. On Sunday, the whole family ventured down […] Read more…
This thermometer ROCKS! For a change, it’s my little Jayden who is very sick right now with a high fever…and unlike his brother Zack, is not used to thermometers and being bugged! He absolutely hates staying still for this necessary test.I have been monitoring Jayden’s fever for the last two days while he watches the Wiggles, […] Read more…
Zack is actually picking up Cheerios and putting them to his lips…and yesterday, he took a Cheerio from my spoon and ate it!!! To any other parent this might seem like something a 9 month old may do expectedly and without ceremony…however, Cheerios play a vital role in my son’s development. When Zack was in […] Read more…
I adore our Pediatrician. After a stay in the hospital last year, I met this amazing doctor when he asked ME how I felt Zack was doing and if he was ready to be discharged. He didn’t ask because he was unsure, but because he actually cared about how I felt regarding my comfort level in […] Read more…
The heart means something very special in our family, as our son Zack received life-saving heart surgery when he was just 2 weeks old. Too sick to wait until he got bigger, on October 2nd 2007 our littlest twin fought for his life during surgery and recovery. In fact, after his surgery, his heart was […] Read more…
We are not alone in Holland and I truly love all that Holland has to offer our family- this is so beautiful…hope you feel as comforted as I do in knowing others feel as we feel- Heather Welcome to Holland I am often asked to describe the experience of raising a child with a disability […] Read more…
How can I possibly hate the hearing aids that give my son the “normal” hearing that he deserves? The hearing that will help him to learn speech, hear the world around him and learn the word “no”! And yet there are days where I have chased Zack’s hearing aids at least 100 times (no exaggeration), wiped them […] Read more…
I’m Heather Hamilton, the very lucky stay-at-home mommy of Ty (age 6), Jayden and Zack (2 year old twins!) and wife to my amazing husband of 10 years, Paul. Two and a half years ago we became members of a very unique club-“Parents of a Special Needs Child”. Our beautiful son Zack was born with […] Read more…