The morning half-light is more green and pink than blue today. The young leaves on the trees show that the impressionist dappled effect was really realist. Now the sun is coming up in horizontal stripes of pink and blue. We are hoping today will bring some good news as to little Tate's liver problem. Yesterday was excruciating, waiting for news and trying not to let the panic rise. The last word is that more tests will be done in the hospital during the next day or two. Fortunately, there are encouraging signs that the cause of high levels of certain liver enzymes may not be as complex and severe as has been under study, but nothing has been ruled out yet and we all are praying. One affirming thing for me was that I was able to reach a college friend is who now on the faculty of Yale Medical School and is Physician in Chief at the Yale-New Haven Children's Hospital--whom Colin met when she was at the University of Minnesota Medical School--and she was able to put Colin in touch with a pediatric liver specialist at Yale, who is willing to consult and has provided some peace of mind in a very comforting way. Long-term friendships are a wonderful thing, and I am so grateful to Peggy.
Saturday, May 12, 2007
Morning light, little Tate, and long-term friendship
The morning half-light is more green and pink than blue today. The young leaves on the trees show that the impressionist dappled effect was really realist. Now the sun is coming up in horizontal stripes of pink and blue. We are hoping today will bring some good news as to little Tate's liver problem. Yesterday was excruciating, waiting for news and trying not to let the panic rise. The last word is that more tests will be done in the hospital during the next day or two. Fortunately, there are encouraging signs that the cause of high levels of certain liver enzymes may not be as complex and severe as has been under study, but nothing has been ruled out yet and we all are praying. One affirming thing for me was that I was able to reach a college friend is who now on the faculty of Yale Medical School and is Physician in Chief at the Yale-New Haven Children's Hospital--whom Colin met when she was at the University of Minnesota Medical School--and she was able to put Colin in touch with a pediatric liver specialist at Yale, who is willing to consult and has provided some peace of mind in a very comforting way. Long-term friendships are a wonderful thing, and I am so grateful to Peggy.
