tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-78968500749065801712024-03-12T20:32:24.438-06:00The Hardman FamilyBuilding & Strenghting the family... one day at a time!Ashton's Familyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09854026244144798265noreply@blogger.comBlogger27125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7896850074906580171.post-53315100953805550682011-03-10T22:26:00.001-07:002011-03-10T22:26:57.168-07:00Holster Monitor<!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <w:worddocument> <w:view>Normal</w:View> <w:zoom>0</w:Zoom> <w:trackmoves/> <w:trackformatting/> <w:punctuationkerning/> <w:validateagainstschemas/> <w:saveifxmlinvalid>false</w:SaveIfXMLInvalid> <w:ignoremixedcontent>false</w:IgnoreMixedContent> <w:alwaysshowplaceholdertext>false</w:AlwaysShowPlaceholderText> <w:donotpromoteqf/> <w:lidthemeother>EN-US</w:LidThemeOther> <w:lidthemeasian>X-NONE</w:LidThemeAsian> <w:lidthemecomplexscript>X-NONE</w:LidThemeComplexScript> <w:compatibility> <w:breakwrappedtables/> <w:snaptogridincell/> <w:wraptextwithpunct/> <w:useasianbreakrules/> 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mso-style-noshow:yes; mso-style-priority:99; mso-style-qformat:yes; mso-style-parent:""; mso-padding-alt:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; mso-para-margin-top:0in; mso-para-margin-right:0in; mso-para-margin-bottom:10.0pt; mso-para-margin-left:0in; line-height:115%; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:11.0pt; font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"; mso-ascii-font-family:Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font:minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-theme-font:minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family:Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font:minor-latin;} </style> <![endif]--> <p class="MsoNormal">Yesterday afternoon we got a call from PCMC letting us know that Ashton needed a “holster” and asked where we would like them to send the order. So I checked with Shanna to see where I should have them send the order. We had a choice of somewhere in Idaho Falls or going to Pocatello. Since Shanna works at EIRMC (the hospital here in Idaho Falls) she told me that they like to do as much there as possible. So I had the order sent there…oh… and what is a holster? It’s a heart monitor that we need to leave on Ashton for 24 hours. Oh…OK. Well we had to wait until tonight for them to get one back that they could check out to us for Ashton. So the nurse gets him wired up with 7 leads on this monitor. This part he has done several times with an EKG, however when the nurse left and didn’t take the stickers off of him he was wondering where she was going. He’s used to getting the stickers off right after getting them put on. Then we told him that he had to wear it home and that we would bring in back tomorrow. He really has been pretty good about it. The only problem we’ve had is that he was snapping the leads off and on just playing with them. So I called Primary’s and told them what was happening and the cardiologist on call asked how old Ashton is and when I told him 4 yrs he just said “oh”. Then he suggested using a rewards system to encourage him to keep it on. So we have bribed him a little and it is working. I have the wires strapped down with an ace bandage and a couple of shirts to help keep him from playing with them but there is the actual monitor that is huge on a 4 year old. I asked him to carry it so that it didn’t fall on the floor. He came to me and told me the he beat the boss and was on the next level. He was pretending it was a game boy. I hope he beats the game as long as he doesn’t really push any buttons. I think they are locked anyway but just in case.</p> <p class="MsoNormal">That’s our excitement for the day. It makes us a little nervous with this being a last minute unexpected test. Then when I talked to the on call cardiologist this evening he asked if anyone had mentioned a pacemaker and I said no. His response was oh…Ok. So hopefully things don’t get crazy before we even get started. Any parent with a heart child knows what it’s like. </p>Ashton's Familyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09854026244144798265noreply@blogger.com13tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7896850074906580171.post-77729308118922492542010-06-04T08:04:00.005-06:002010-06-04T20:01:43.729-06:00Disney World<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/__RUHyhea6I4/TAmvZzawE_I/AAAAAAAAAOw/Pp44kJuTwGs/s1600/Disney+World+Trip+2010+164.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/__RUHyhea6I4/TAmvZzawE_I/AAAAAAAAAOw/Pp44kJuTwGs/s320/Disney+World+Trip+2010+164.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5479103279506920434" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/__RUHyhea6I4/TAmvZlHEuYI/AAAAAAAAAOo/rIPoQ0i1Dns/s1600/Disney+World+Trip+2010+162.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/__RUHyhea6I4/TAmvZlHEuYI/AAAAAAAAAOo/rIPoQ0i1Dns/s320/Disney+World+Trip+2010+162.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5479103275666291074" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/__RUHyhea6I4/TAmvZESJ7eI/AAAAAAAAAOg/fZDMbcFofBM/s1600/Disney+World+Trip+2010+160.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/__RUHyhea6I4/TAmvZESJ7eI/AAAAAAAAAOg/fZDMbcFofBM/s320/Disney+World+Trip+2010+160.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5479103266854399458" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/__RUHyhea6I4/TAmvYeIYeFI/AAAAAAAAAOY/n38Ea7yjmt4/s1600/Disney+World+Trip+2010+159.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/__RUHyhea6I4/TAmvYeIYeFI/AAAAAAAAAOY/n38Ea7yjmt4/s320/Disney+World+Trip+2010+159.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5479103256612862034" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/__RUHyhea6I4/TAmvX4SDmcI/AAAAAAAAAOQ/hbaKJtlXC8Q/s1600/Disney+World+Trip+2010+155.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/__RUHyhea6I4/TAmvX4SDmcI/AAAAAAAAAOQ/hbaKJtlXC8Q/s320/Disney+World+Trip+2010+155.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5479103246452890050" border="0" /></a><br />Ashton was granted a wish from Make-A-Wish Foundation in February of this year. Our whole family went to Florida to Disney World. We went to all 4 parks there plus Universal Studios and Sea World. On our last day we went to Clear Water Beach on the gulf coast and had a great time. We stayed at a place called Give Kids The World that is just for Make-A-Wish kids. It is very cool! If you would like to check out their website go to www.gktw.com to see what an amazing place this is for the kids. Ashton can go back to Give Kids The World any time he wants for free for the rest of his life. There is a star with his name on it in their castle along with 100 thousand other stars from other wish kids.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/__RUHyhea6I4/TAk8kOPv15I/AAAAAAAAAN4/zKomYoSjHOU/s1600/Disney+World+Trip+2010+152.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/__RUHyhea6I4/TAk8kOPv15I/AAAAAAAAAN4/zKomYoSjHOU/s320/Disney+World+Trip+2010+152.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5478977014670022546" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/__RUHyhea6I4/TAk8joPRxfI/AAAAAAAAANw/_NhYha3p_c0/s1600/Disney+World+Trip+2010+146.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/__RUHyhea6I4/TAk8joPRxfI/AAAAAAAAANw/_NhYha3p_c0/s320/Disney+World+Trip+2010+146.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5478977004467504626" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/__RUHyhea6I4/TAk8jBMntfI/AAAAAAAAANo/LT9T3dqbyUA/s1600/Disney+World+Trip+2010+149.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/__RUHyhea6I4/TAk8jBMntfI/AAAAAAAAANo/LT9T3dqbyUA/s320/Disney+World+Trip+2010+149.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5478976993987376626" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/__RUHyhea6I4/TAkV_3us-bI/AAAAAAAAANg/vgpc2yQdoTk/s1600/Disney+World+Trip+2010+142.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/__RUHyhea6I4/TAkV_3us-bI/AAAAAAAAANg/vgpc2yQdoTk/s320/Disney+World+Trip+2010+142.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5478934608708696498" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Several characters came to GKTW to have their pictures taken with the kids. Mickey & Minnie was a highlight. Even when we were in the parks we didn't have to wait in line, they would let Ashton go to the front of the line for pictures.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/__RUHyhea6I4/TAkV_YHCmTI/AAAAAAAAANY/DUyemUtn-Dk/s1600/Disney+World+Trip+2010+129.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/__RUHyhea6I4/TAkV_YHCmTI/AAAAAAAAANY/DUyemUtn-Dk/s320/Disney+World+Trip+2010+129.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5478934600220842290" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/__RUHyhea6I4/TAkV-1DDkCI/AAAAAAAAANQ/WfrOC7jCUHc/s1600/Disney+World+Trip+2010+126.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/__RUHyhea6I4/TAkV-1DDkCI/AAAAAAAAANQ/WfrOC7jCUHc/s320/Disney+World+Trip+2010+126.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5478934590808887330" border="0" /></a><br /><br />We had a special pass that got us to the front of all of the lines. I think the longest we waited for a ride was 15 minutes. Some of the rides they took us through the back stage door and put us right on the ride without even seeing a line. It was pretty cool!<br /><br />We have a bunch more pictures so I will take some time again and post more later.Ashton's Familyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09854026244144798265noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7896850074906580171.post-81549550354881004102009-12-05T17:27:00.002-07:002009-12-05T17:44:23.133-07:00Update on Ashton and a recent PictureI made a post on CarePages but I hear rumor that it has been too long and not everyone remembers how to log into that. To tell you the truth I couldn't either. I had to try several username and password combinations.<br /><br />Ashton is doing really good. We last met with his cardiologist a couple of months ago and he felt confident that we could go another year and maybe a little longer before his next surgery. He has had good health, only getting real sick twice over the last year and we didn't have a hospital stay with either of those that I recall. He is off oxygen most of the time and his sats are staying in the low 80's on room air and that is really good for him. We will go to surgery when we can't keep him in the 70's even on oxygen, so we are happy that he has been feeling so good. Sometimes it is hard to remember that he has anything wrong with him.<br /><br />We got some exciting news! Make A Wish is sending our family to Disney World in February. We have heard stories about other families who have gone and can't wait to take a break and have some fun as a family.<br /><br />This picture was taken about a week ago and yes he really is that cute in person:-)<br /><br />I hope everyone has a great holiday season.<br />Take Care,<br />Nathan<br /><br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/__RUHyhea6I4/Sxr7rAkqUgI/AAAAAAAAANI/lWYiUOdcF2w/s1600-h/DSC01229.JPG"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 240px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5411914618545787394" border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/__RUHyhea6I4/Sxr7rAkqUgI/AAAAAAAAANI/lWYiUOdcF2w/s320/DSC01229.JPG" /></a>Ashton's Familyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09854026244144798265noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7896850074906580171.post-2372340962456702642009-11-12T00:51:00.002-07:002009-11-12T01:11:33.943-07:00I guess I should update since its been a yearAshton has been doing so good. Our last cardiology appointment was a couple of months ago and his doc. said he looked good. We are hoping we can go a year or two before having the Fontain surgery. As many of you may already know, there are those who's chest fills with fluid with these surgery's and those who don't and Ashton is one who does, so we will put it off as long as we can. For now he is growing and keeping up with his brothers.<br /><br />I guess one thing we are working on is speech. He has a therapist who comes once a week and he has recently started going to school once a week to a speech class also where he gets to play with other kids and he loves it.<br /><br />His big sister has so many pictures of Ashton but she has a car now so I've got to catch her and keep her home long enough to get some pictures transferred to the computer.<br /><br />Something exciting happened yesterday. We got a call from Make A Wish Foundation and they are processing the paperwork for Ashton to get a wish. She told me it takes about 6 months to get through the process; so we are excited for that.<br /><br />I'm sorry I haven't kept up with everyone much. I once heard someone say that no news is good news. Ashton is doing so good! With him being so healthy, we are getting back involved with NAMI (National Alliance on Mental Illness). I received a diagnosis of Bipolar before Ashton was born but I have been stable for a few years, but our oldest son was diagnosed Bipolar also so we are learning about resources to help him for now.<br /><br />Shanna and I appreciate all of you. Although we haven't made any posts, there are many of you we have talked to face to face over the past year. Your love and support has given us strength and we are grateful for your thoughts and prayers; they seem to be working so far.Ashton's Familyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09854026244144798265noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7896850074906580171.post-49339736821668531822008-11-09T01:05:00.001-07:002008-11-09T01:06:55.503-07:00What do ya know, the boy is looking good!Ashton decided to start running a fever on the way to the hospital, so when they saw this, they decided not to sedate him for an echo. We asked if we could just have them do the echo without sedation and they agreed to give it a go. I don’t know why they always want to sedate him. Don’t they realize that he is way more interested in what is on TV than what they are doing with that slimy thingy on his chest? I wouldn’t be surprised if they could do surgery on Ashton if they had the TV on, especially if Cars was playing. Lol.<br /><br />His cardiologist says that the blood flow through the pulmonary artery is almost nonexistent, but the flow through the Glenn looks really good. He doesn’t have any leakage in his valves and overall they are really happy with how he is doing. He stressed that they don’t want to do surgery on Ashton at this time because he is way too young. At minimum, they want him to be 2 years old, but it sounds like they would like to wait as long as possible.<br /><br />We got some clarification on how to adjust the O2 flow and where we need to keep his sats. We have been told that we should use the oxygen continually, for various reasons that would be lengthy to try to explain. But then we were told to keep his sats within certain parameters. Then there are those times when his sats are higher than they tell us they want them to be, but he is on room air so what do we do, put a pillow over his face until he needs oxygen? We were told during this visit that if he is within the parameters they have given him, then he doesn’t have to be on oxygen but that we should put him on at night while he is sleeping. It is so confusing sometimes and it is hard to know what the significance is to some of the direction we receive. So, we do the best we can figure to do and then try to find some time to treat Ashton like a regular little boy who loves to run and play. We do our best to give him the care he needs, but I would hate to have something happen and have him go out of this world without having some fun. Sometimes I think that the food for the soul can heal some of the needs of the body. Hopefully he won’t get sick quite as much as he did last winter season. He is up to date on his shots now and he has received the flu shot this year and his cardiologist told us that if they give us a hard time with the Synagis shot for RSV to let him know and he will help us with encouraging the insurance company to pay. They have paid the last 2 years, but it is not something they really like. The first year the shots were about $1,200 per shot and he had them 1 time a month for 5 months. Last year, they were $3,200 per shot. It is based on his weight, so I can’t imagine what it will be this year. We are lucky that our primary insurance pays for this shot 100%. We just have to impress upon them the importance of him having the shot and that seems to always be a fight.<br /><br />We are glad to have some positive news! We have our next appointment in March, so hopefully it will be uneventful between now and then.<br /><br />One thing that is discouraging is that we wanted to go see Shanna’s grandma (who has been in a care center now for several months due to having a stroke) in SLC. Ashton had a fever so we thought we shouldn’t take him in there and take the chance of him getting some of the elderly people sick. That was Friday that we came home. Today (Saturday) we got a call telling us that she passed away today. It sounds like she was struggling and may not have been up to a visit anyway, but it would have been nice to see her. She was in her 80’s and has lived a good long life. She has been on 3 missions; I think it was, but maybe 4, for the LDS church. She has done more genealogy than anyone I know and she has always treated us with love and kindness. We will miss her but are glad that she is able to be with her husband again after being separated for so many years.<br /><br />For those heart families who check on us, we hope you have a healthy winter and can enjoy the holiday season AT HOME! We check on those of you in Intermountain Healing Hearts, but it is amazing how fast the group has grown, it is hard to find time to keep up with everyone, but we want you to know that we keep you in our thoughts and prayers.<br /><br />Nathan & Shanna HardmanAshton's Familyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09854026244144798265noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7896850074906580171.post-56856662498013908872008-10-29T22:55:00.003-06:002008-10-29T23:14:45.265-06:00Posted on CarePage also: ashtonhardman<div class="update_body"><h3 class="update_title">Our understanding is that we don't understand?!.<br /></h3><p>After reading through some of Ashton’s recent medical records yesterday, we are again concerned for him. I think what really happened is that it just reminded us of how serious his condition is. We have had our ups and downs over the past year but over all we have not dealt directly with his heart, rather symptoms (such as getting sick easy because of his condition). If I understand correctly, his body is growing faster than his Glenn. What exactly this means, we don’t understand but he has an appointment scheduled for Nov. 6th with his Cardiologist. He will have an Echo and we will try to understand what is going on and what the future holds.</p> <p>Nathan</p><p>We may not know much but we do know we love him and he is cute!<br /></p> </div><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dy89jGZ4Y74lmc9KV5juSGKrHU8Qn3Hf2c4x3nUG5YBxRy9iRAfHuX3NaWT0Y5IXA-kygvRT5z414X97Yne' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe>Ashton's Familyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09854026244144798265noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7896850074906580171.post-66391005371084034932008-07-11T01:12:00.003-06:002008-12-09T23:49:05.295-07:00He's a pack-in<span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0); font-family: trebuchet ms;">Well Ashton has a few days under his belt with his backpack. His sister took him for a walk around the block tonight and then he played for about another hour around the yard after that, all with his pack on. He is getting the hang of it pretty good! I weighed it yesterday and found that it is just barely over 4 lbs when the tank is full. There is a trade off to some degree I suppose. He has a little harder time getting up and down but he still can do it. The upside is that he can go from the front yard to the back yard. He also is able to move around without having the tubing get caught on things or wrapped around things. </span><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0); font-family: trebuchet ms;">Here is a little clip of him getting around. My camera is a little blurry for some reason, so sorry for that, but you can get the idea of how he can get around with the tank on his back.</span><br /><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/__RUHyhea6I4/SHcNk3ZKdzI/AAAAAAAAALQ/9POBALYaMFc/s1600-h/Ashton+in+jungle.jpg"><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dy7VIfx9bDMKVtRMcd4bTpsplsKnhFZjHnIuPb1E05npHn9uEfxdca6pZaJ3VVnJmn2A4AT3FfdYs-5VgnT' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe></a><br /></div><div style="text-align: right;"><br /><br /><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: rgb(0, 102, 0); font-weight: bold; font-family: georgia;">Ashton in our backyard jungle</span><br /></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: left;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/__RUHyhea6I4/SHcNk3ZKdzI/AAAAAAAAALQ/9POBALYaMFc/s1600-h/Ashton+in+jungle.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/__RUHyhea6I4/SHcNk3ZKdzI/AAAAAAAAALQ/9POBALYaMFc/s320/Ashton+in+jungle.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5221657219955324722" border="0" /></a></div><br /></div>Ashton's Familyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09854026244144798265noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7896850074906580171.post-72287590333713043132008-07-08T01:09:00.000-06:002008-07-08T01:10:08.896-06:00A Sad Day<meta equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"><meta name="ProgId" content="Word.Document"><meta name="Generator" content="Microsoft Word 11"><meta name="Originator" content="Microsoft Word 11"><link rel="File-List" href="file:///C:%5CDOCUME%7E1%5CNathan%5CLOCALS%7E1%5CTemp%5Cmsohtml1%5C02%5Cclip_filelist.xml"><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <w:worddocument> <w:view>Normal</w:View> <w:zoom>0</w:Zoom> <w:punctuationkerning/> <w:validateagainstschemas/> <w:saveifxmlinvalid>false</w:SaveIfXMLInvalid> <w:ignoremixedcontent>false</w:IgnoreMixedContent> <w:alwaysshowplaceholdertext>false</w:AlwaysShowPlaceholderText> <w:compatibility> <w:breakwrappedtables/> <w:snaptogridincell/> <w:wraptextwithpunct/> <w:useasianbreakrules/> <w:dontgrowautofit/> </w:Compatibility> <w:browserlevel>MicrosoftInternetExplorer4</w:BrowserLevel> </w:WordDocument> </xml><![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <w:latentstyles deflockedstate="false" latentstylecount="156"> </w:LatentStyles> </xml><![endif]--><style> <!-- /* Style Definitions */ p.MsoNormal, li.MsoNormal, div.MsoNormal {mso-style-parent:""; margin:0in; margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";} @page Section1 {size:8.5in 11.0in; margin:1.0in 1.25in 1.0in 1.25in; mso-header-margin:.5in; mso-footer-margin:.5in; mso-paper-source:0;} div.Section1 {page:Section1;} --> </style><!--[if gte mso 10]> <style> /* Style Definitions */ table.MsoNormalTable {mso-style-name:"Table Normal"; mso-tstyle-rowband-size:0; mso-tstyle-colband-size:0; mso-style-noshow:yes; mso-style-parent:""; mso-padding-alt:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; mso-para-margin:0in; mso-para-margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-ansi-language:#0400; mso-fareast-language:#0400; mso-bidi-language:#0400;} </style> <![endif]--> <p class="MsoNormal">Today was Ashton's last day with his Occupational Therapist as she is moving out of the state. We will miss you Judy:-( He will have a new therapist and I'm sure we will grow to love her too, but Ashton has been working with Judy since the beginning.
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<br />He is back on oxygen after about a year of being off most of the time. We started out putting him on oxygen at night but now have moved to keeping him on 24/7. He just seems to feel better. His sats do change a little but his coloring, energy level and mood are so much better when he is on the O2 so we have decided to keep him on. I think part of it has to do with the heat also. He is usually tired in the day but then wants to be up at night after it cools down. We were concerned about him getting tangled up in the tubing at night so we requested more nursing hours. We got it, so we now have a nurse for 40 hours a week during the day and a night nurse for 30 hours a week. This is so nice to have help to allow us to get some other things done. It’s not too bad now that the weather is nice but when those cold winter months return and he needs to stay inside more, it will really be nice to not have to drag him out when running our other kids places or running errands.
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<br />This summer is the first time he has really been able to be outside much and he is just soaking it all up. He loves to play in the water and if we turn our backs too long we will quickly find him in the sprinkler. We have a 50 foot tubing on his concentrator so he can go out into the yard, but then when the kids go to the neighbors and he wants to follow, he can't follow them. This is a good thing and a bad thing. We don't want him to get frustrated and feel confined but it is kind of nice that he can’t easily get away from us. He was running out the door the other day and I had to restrain myself from stepping on his tubing to stop him:-) I don't want him to get to where he resents the O2. As I have said, it was so hard to get him to keep the cannula on. He just kept ripping it off of his face. Some of the parents told me that he would get used to it and want to have it on once he understood that it made him feel better. Well, you were right. I now catch him putting the cannula back in his nose if it comes out or he adjusts it if it isn't in quite right. I had little faith that this day would come when we put him back on. I have been trying to find a way that he could have a little more freedom, so I have been talking with Praxair to see if anything is out there that is pediatric approved that we can use for Ashton. The units they have with liquid O2 are not approved for kids as young as him. What I finally came up with today was this. We picked up an M6 tank and they found me a really lightweight regulator to go with it. I ran around to the sporting goods stores and found a hydration pack for $20 at Big5 that fits the tank almost perfectly. All together the tank, regulator and pack weigh about 5 pounds. He is on a 1ltr flow and this should last him 2.8 hours. We have E tanks we can use to take him out other places, but with his pack he can run around on his own. Ashton is weighing in at about 25 pounds so this pack is borderline heavy for him. So, we took it for a test-drive tonight and he did really good with it. I walk down the block with him, holding his hand. He wore the pack for about 20 minutes and then I took it off. He did Ok but he really needs to build a little more muscle in order to use it full time when he is out playing. I bet within 2 weeks he will be able to use it full time. Ashton is pretty solid so he will do Ok with it. His therapist said we should keep the pack no more than 1/3 of his body weight, so we are good there. It is exciting to know that there is a solution that will allow him to participate with the other kids in the neighborhood.
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<br />There are sure challenges that continue to come along as he grows and develops. I'm sure it will get more interesting as he gets into school. He has an amazing attitude that I hope he hangs onto as he realizes that some of his activities may be restricted compared to kids without health challenges. He is a good boy and we love him so much.
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<br />His newest trick as of the last couple of days is that he can now climb upon the kitchen chairs and then up on to the table. This is scary!
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<br />I tried shooting a video of him wearing his pack tonight but something didn't work so I will try again in the next couple of days.
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<br />Overall he is doing really good. He is definitely a boy. He loves to wrestle and play cars, trucks, and swords and play catch.
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<br />Take Care,
<br />Nathan</p> Ashton's Familyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09854026244144798265noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7896850074906580171.post-16779851490198699812008-06-03T22:27:00.009-06:002008-12-09T23:49:07.022-07:00Going to PCMC on Thursday<div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/__RUHyhea6I4/SEYovCcMKbI/AAAAAAAAAKw/BwzewbBCV_A/s1600-h/DSCF0334.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/__RUHyhea6I4/SEYovCcMKbI/AAAAAAAAAKw/BwzewbBCV_A/s320/DSCF0334.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5207894807674628530" border="0" /></a><br /></div>Ashton has an appointment on Thursday of this week. His sats have been fluctuating so we are going to go have an echo to see how the blood flow is. There is a concern that the pulmonary artery may be closing off, so we will see what is happening.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: left;">I made a post on carepages a little while back but I will update the blog for those of you who don't check the carepage. </div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/__RUHyhea6I4/SEYr0TRGQaI/AAAAAAAAALA/JNNIaSWhi9s/s1600-h/DSCF0315.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 340px; height: 256px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/__RUHyhea6I4/SEYr0TRGQaI/AAAAAAAAALA/JNNIaSWhi9s/s320/DSCF0315.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5207898196625736098" border="0" /></a><br />Overall, Ashton is doing really good. His Occupational therapist and his nurse are excited at how good he is doing with his physical development. He is actually ahead of where he should be for his age. He has a nurse who comes 3 days a week for 4 hours each day and then a therapist who comes each week for an hour. Shanna and I work with him and then he has 4 older siblings who play with him, so he gets a lot of individual attention that has probably helped him come along. Oh and then there is always the fact that Ashton is just really smart and cute and funny and fun and spoiled rotten because of it all! He still isn't talking like expected for his age, but he is making more and more sounds and gestures all the time. I don't know if he can't or just isn't interested in talking. It is obvious that he understands what we are saying to him. Especially when he gets into something that he knows he isn't supposed to have and we tell him to put it back or bring it to us. Ya..that's when he turns and high-tails it in the other direction with a big grin. We have been working with him to teach him to sign a little. This has helped the screaming a little. Even though he doesn't always try to talk, he will sign to tell us what he wants instead of just screaming until we figure it out.<br />Something I wanted to let parents know about is a new nasal cannula that we got. It is from Salter Labs and it is called a comfort care cannula with head band. Here is a link to it if you want to take a look. <a href="http://www.salterlabs.com/documents/SLC-06_000.pdf">http://www.salterlabs.com/docu</a><a href="http://www.salterlabs.com/documents/SLC-06_000.pdf">ments/SLC-06_000.pdf </a><br />Anyway, Ashton acts like he doesn't notice it as much as the traditional cannulas. I don't always use the head band that it comes with, rather I use cloth tape over the bridge of his nose to hold it in place.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/__RUHyhea6I4/SEYouLwHGsI/AAAAAAAAAKo/9nk8N2NvQr0/s1600-h/DSCF0308.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 325px; height: 246px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/__RUHyhea6I4/SEYouLwHGsI/AAAAAAAAAKo/9nk8N2NvQr0/s320/DSCF0308.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5207894792994233026" border="0" /></a><br />My last bit of news is that our family went to the temple on May 24th to be sealed. We were able to get permission from Shamra and Dakota's dad's so that I could be sealed to them along with our boys Shanna and I have together. It was so awesome! Then after we got sealed, we had a luncheon and after that, we shipped the kids off to Utah for the last two weeks. I usually enjoy having a break but this time it felt kind of weird to just go through such a special time and then have them gone. Shanna has to work, but I will be leaving at 4:30 a.m. Thursday to head to PCMC and I will meet with the kids after our appointment. We will get a hotel for the night and come home on Friday.<br /><br />I'll try to post something about the results of Ashton's echo. We are hoping to be able to wait about another year before he has the Fontain surgery. We'll see if that is realistic.<br /><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/__RUHyhea6I4/SEYrCx7iX3I/AAAAAAAAAK4/hWquxQPgDAo/s1600-h/DSCF0297.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 306px; height: 230px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/__RUHyhea6I4/SEYrCx7iX3I/AAAAAAAAAK4/hWquxQPgDAo/s320/DSCF0297.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5207897345863343986" border="0" /></a></div> </div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div style="text-align: right;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/__RUHyhea6I4/SEYuOt3hzTI/AAAAAAAAALI/PdAu80LK7_o/s1600-h/DSCF0328.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/__RUHyhea6I4/SEYuOt3hzTI/AAAAAAAAALI/PdAu80LK7_o/s320/DSCF0328.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5207900849466101042" border="0" /></a></div>Ashton's Familyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09854026244144798265noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7896850074906580171.post-70089143851826754812008-03-18T08:22:00.002-06:002008-03-18T08:46:44.892-06:00Ashton got better and we made the trip!I wanted to post this and let everyone know how special Ashton has been to my family.<br /><br />For those of you who have been checking in on us for a while, you know that I struggled for 19 years to quit smoking. It wasn't until Ashton came along that I felt that I had to quit so that I didn't cause him more problems than he already has with his heart defects. So I quit when he was born. He is now 15 months old and I was finally ordained an Elder. I am going with my wife to interview for a temple recommend tonight and plan to get sealed in the Idaho Falls temple within the next couple of weeks when all of our family will be here. Shanna and I were both married before and she had 2 children before we met. Being able to be sealed to them has been a concern to me for a long time. This weekend, while out in Vernal to be at my nieces baptism, we were able to visit with my daughters biological father and after a total of about 4 1/2 hours and a lot of hesitation, he signed an authorization for us to be sealed to her. I have not been able to adopt her, but what a relief to know that she will be ours forever once we are sealed. We are anxious to meet with our one son's dad and go through the same process, but it is a relief to have one down.<br /><br />What a blessing this little boy is in our lives!<br />NathanAshton's Familyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09854026244144798265noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7896850074906580171.post-3118620011781540692008-03-11T10:00:00.001-06:002008-03-11T10:01:54.001-06:00RSV!<p class="MsoNormal">Ashton has had a cough and a runny nose for a couple of days and his energy has just been lower. So Shanna and I took him in to the doctors yesterday to have them take a look. He has an ear infection in his right ear. They ran a culture on him for RSV and it came back negative. Then they called me this morning and said that they had let that culture overnight and it was positive this morning. His sats were 70 % at the doctors’ office but his coloring was still good so we planned on watching him and putting him on oxygen if he worsened, but now he is going to have to go on O2. </p> <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal">He has been doing so good too. We are supposed to go out to <st1:state st="on"><st1:place st="on">Utah</st1:place></st1:State> this weekend for my nieces’ baptism, but I don’t know if we are going to be able to do that now. I guess we’ll have to see how things develop. </p> <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal">Keep him in you prayers if you will.</p> <p class="MsoNormal">Nathan</p>Ashton's Familyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09854026244144798265noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7896850074906580171.post-29977985914154766562008-03-03T08:19:00.003-07:002008-03-03T08:38:43.665-07:00He's Walking!Ashton is all over the place. He is walking everywhere now and He also loves to play on the computer.<br /><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dwUxGnLVI4ZBwkQkjyRcnHeTWJETMlKXtj33RZZrzhSP60iv7kdCPKj9z3mKX7v_RBC_eHEpfArrKaMAOzm0Q' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe>Ashton's Familyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09854026244144798265noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7896850074906580171.post-4996856083304580862008-01-30T01:15:00.000-07:002008-01-30T01:40:15.463-07:00He is so fun!<iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dzUzcdVr60FDckeXWV8Ua19eZu_3-zD0U66z0u5Mh0Oame1qunvqh--MXzkg98oHFy0I_zYqEI0ybVqxUFoUw' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe>Ashton's Familyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09854026244144798265noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7896850074906580171.post-934402448965426942008-01-15T21:22:00.000-07:002008-01-15T21:37:26.872-07:00Trip to Cardiologist<p class="MsoNormal">Well this has been an interesting last few days. Ashton’s sats dropped considerably starting last Wednesday; this raised enough concern that he spent Thursday and Friday in the hospital in <st1:place st="on"><st1:city st="on">Idaho Falls</st1:City></st1:place>. He was on 2 liters of oxygen and his sats were in the low 80’s where he is normally around 90% without oxygen. His nose was stuffy, so we had to keep suctioning him. He has rebounded for the most part. Last night, he ran a high fever and his heart and respiration were really rapid. He took some Tylenol about 3 a.m. and settled down for Shanna and myself to take a catnap before getting the other kids up and ready for school. </p> <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p></o:p>Ashton and Dad made the trip this morning to his scheduled appointment with his cardiologist at PCMC. For the most part, Ashton was like a new man this morning. We were told that his lungs look good and have improved since his last appointment a couple of months ago (not so wet). Something that I learned about was white blood cell count. I thought that when he was sick that he should have a high count, but when he was in the hospital last week, his white cell count looked good. The cardiologist told me today that when he has a virus it is somewhat more reassuring when his white blood cell count is not elevated as this reflects that it most likely is a virus; whereas a high count can reflect something bacterial.</p> <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p></o:p>I learned a lot today….more than I can take time to post, but for a dad who is always concerned, I continue to better understand the process of Ashton’s condition and what can be expected through illness. I think it goes something like…I panic and the doctor’s reassure me that it is normal and then I panic some more. </p> <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p>After his appointment, we got in touch with Alex’s Dad and then went to the parent resource center, to use the computer, and there was Brynn. She filled me in on the IHH meeting on Saturday and how Alex is doing. It was nice to visit with the Homers. I was hanging out for a few minutes to get a hotel through Priceline after Brynn went to check on Alex and Pat (a social worker) came in and we visited for a while. She filled me in a little about Intermountain Healing Hearts as well. We reflected on how IHH is what Shanna and I were looking for when Ashton was born. There was another organization that we were told about, but we found it wasn’t active any longer. Intermountain Healing Hearts is a good resource and the board members are working hard to structure the organization in a way that it will be around for a long time. We appreciate all of you!</p> <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p></o:p>I am so tired from lack of sleep and the horrible driving conditions through the Malad pass this morning. I ended up coming to a dead stop on the freeway and then inching off the shoulder…listening for the sound of the tires going over the rough part that they put on the side of the road to wake people up when they start to go off the road. I was glad to see the car behind me come to a stop also. We took it slow and made it in one piece. <st1:city st="on"><st1:place st="on">Salt Lake City</st1:place></st1:City> is cold but the sun is shining. </p> <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p></o:p>This has been a good day. Ashton has been so cute playing here in the hotel tonight. He was playing by the closet doors that are mirrored and thought he was pretty funny. He was right…he was pretty funny!</p>I want to thank those of you who donated to Intermount Healing Hearts, per my request. Know that this is helping get things going. The organization has received an official status as an organization who is registered in Utah. They now have an 800 number and P.O. Box and they are currently awaiting approval of a 501 (c)3, non-profit status . The website is being developed and more families are joining daily. This organization is so important for families. I know from those I have talked with, we all appreciate all the support we receive, but it is nice to be able to talk to someone who can relate with our situation 100% and IHH makes this possible. It is important for the parents and the CHD child, but summer camp is also scheduled and will host activities for the other siblings in the family. They also need someone who can relate to them and the difficulty they face by getting placed on the back burner at times.<br /><br />Nathan<br /><p class="MsoNormal"></p>Ashton's Familyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09854026244144798265noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7896850074906580171.post-90937757125674644952007-12-10T22:58:00.000-07:002007-12-10T23:15:07.615-07:00A "clip" of Ashton's 1st haircut<iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dzAfjVQ8hMKgGDdiiMpLHBh2qVa-5sMQiE-_4EN9C6_CFeS82Zl0HQ2FV1JWek4N8cafj45PC1k_N3y9-VZqQ' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe>Ashton's Familyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09854026244144798265noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7896850074906580171.post-42039814995819661842007-12-09T15:20:00.000-07:002007-12-09T15:22:22.541-07:00This is kind of long, but I just wanted to recap this last year.I have to tell you the cutest thing! I was sitting at the table with my son Dalton (my 4 year old) on Friday talking about what we want for Christmas. I was teasing him a bit about all of the stuff he keeps saying he wants. Well we had an ad from Circuit City on the table and I was showing him all of the things I wanted for Christmas and he told me that I should let Santa know what I want. I told him, but I don’t want it from Santa, I want you to get it for me. He looked off for a moment as he was thinking, then he looked back at me with a confused stare and said, but I don’t know how to fly reindeer! He is so fun. It has been nice to have an RN come in to help me with Ashton. She does an awesome job and he loves her. She is the first person that we have felt totally comfortable in leaving Ashton with.<br /><br />I’ll get another short video of Ashton soon. He is getting stronger and stronger everyday. Just about 3 weeks ago, he wasn’t very steady to sit up on his own. Now he is crawling all over the place and can pull himself up to stand along the side of the couch. It is amazing to see how far he has come in a year’s time. He will be 1 year old this Friday the 14th. We have been through 3 heart surgeries, 2 life-flight’s, multiple ER visits and hospital stay’s over the last year. He was on so much medication at one point that all I was doing is giving him med’s, mixing up a bottle for him, giving him breathing treatments and trying to get him to sleep for any period of time. When he went to sleep, I would chart everything. I monitored his intake and output, Sats, respiration, weight, all of his caloric intake, check the foods he ate to see which are highest in Potassium and Calcium as these are two of the three components that make up the electrical impulses in the body. Where he is on Lasix, it is important to put more of these components back into his system. I have learned about the importance of “good fats” in an infant. The fats that are stored in our bodies as an infant are the fats that our bodies will more readily store throughout the rest of our lives. He doesn’t need the wrong fats to find a home around his heart as he gets older. We have spent many hours in stretching and strengthening his muscles on a daily basis. I would have to work-in his exercises throughout the day to try to keep him from getting so fatigued. Just like many of us, he hated to exercise so he would do the same thing that I do when I have to exercise; he screamed the whole time. Finding a balance in not over exerting him, losing calories and yet making progress is quite a balancing act. Not to mention the times he would get sick and set him back. To see him where he is now is just amazing.<br /><br />In reading about many of these heart babies, the one thing I have noticed that they have in common is the ability to smile through their trials and to keep fighting.<br /><br />One more thing! We drove out to Iona (a small town just on the outskirts of Idaho Falls) last night to see this house we were told about. They have put together a light show like one I have never seen. I can’t remember all of what they said (we tuned our radio into the station they are broadcasting to hear the story about setting up the lights and the music they played) but I remember they have a mile of extension cords and 288 dimmable and programmable boxes that are wired to one or more strands of lights. The lights flash to the music, but the lights don’t just flash on and off. I’m going to go back out there and take my camcorder and try to record some of it. It’s a lot of fun! They were asked by some of the people in the community if they would take donations, so they agreed that they would try it this year, so they have set up a fund for Primary Children’s. I don’t know if I’ll make it out tonight or not, but keep an eye out and I will post a video clip of the show.<br /><br />NathanAshton's Familyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09854026244144798265noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7896850074906580171.post-36388650969024755122007-11-26T22:03:00.000-07:002007-11-26T23:09:37.959-07:00Watching TV & Playing<p><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dylbzZFAz0Nyx9DxP-3gVycPK3xQs0QRpOybXXw6AUjQAyHWB3kagzcP1GpBBVEq-PxyaR9u68Uhjua_B-MEw' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe></p>Ashton thinks TV is the greatest <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">invention</span><br /><p></p><p></p><p><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dwy8IdlMWGm81DEQDRvR4KiD9gtuZwaM0nBVPSxoBJgWsuFCx2zHKSIVZphOBADG09ERPB3LYx4PAuoGtI-WA' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe></p><p>First find something to steady yourself. Then start to stand. If you get stuck…then just fall down and try again.</p>Ashton's Familyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09854026244144798265noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7896850074906580171.post-9945883803093719702007-11-22T01:19:00.000-07:002008-12-09T23:49:07.515-07:00We are thankful for friends and family<a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/__RUHyhea6I4/R0U8ILJRN_I/AAAAAAAAAKY/JwOsHUqRWeA/s1600-h/2007+09+24+003.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5135577061214205938" style="WIDTH: 184px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 148px" height="174" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/__RUHyhea6I4/R0U8ILJRN_I/AAAAAAAAAKY/JwOsHUqRWeA/s400/2007+09+24+003.jpg" width="185" border="0" /></a>DAY ONE!<br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/__RUHyhea6I4/R0U8bLJROAI/AAAAAAAAAKg/kS_GHyIAM2w/s1600-h/2007+09+09+006.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5135577387631720450" style="WIDTH: 185px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 132px" height="137" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/__RUHyhea6I4/R0U8bLJROAI/AAAAAAAAAKg/kS_GHyIAM2w/s200/2007+09+09+006.JPG" width="188" border="0" /></a> NOW AT 11 MONTHS<br /><br /><br />What I am thankful for this Holliday season is to be together with my kids. Last year at this time, Shanna & I were getting ready to leave for SLC to go to our appointment to see the OB/GYN on Nov. 24th. Shanna was going to stay at the hotel by herself for two weeks while I came home to be with the kids. The plan was that Shanna has family in SLC to keep an eye on her and we wanted to keep our kids in school as long as we could. The day of the appointment Shanna started having contractions. She was 32 weeks along and Ashton’s lungs hadn’t developed yet. She was put on, Nifedipine to stop her contractions, and given steroids to help move the lung development along a little faster. Everyday we were on edge keeping Shanna rested as much as possible, so that she didn’t go into labor. A month we were in the hotel before Ashton was born. We saw our kids on two separate occasions for about 2 hours each time in that month. Long story short, Ashton was born, he had surgery and we were out of there in time to be home late on Dec. 23rd. What a Christmas present. When we walked through the door, we found our living room to be full of presents. What a wonderful night that was to be together again at home. I am thankful to be home with all of my children! The Garth Brooks song the Dance comes to mind tonight. I could have missed the pain, but I’d of had to miss the dance. My testimony has been strengthened a great deal this past year and I owe it to a lot of people. My family could not have made it through this last year alone. So many people have helped in so many ways. I am thankful for good friends and family and I am glad to have Intermountain Healing Hearts and the families who support each other. I felt so alone at this time last year and now I know that I am not alone.<br />Happy Thanksgiving Everyone,<br />NathanAshton's Familyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09854026244144798265noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7896850074906580171.post-71717537546068874232007-11-21T00:17:00.000-07:002007-11-21T00:44:49.710-07:00Not getting over this ear infectionAshton’s nurse has been at the house the past couple of days and has spent a lot of time holding him. He started the new antibiotics 6 days ago and we aren’t seeing any improvements (20 days of antibiotics all together). He still is having an occasional low grade fever. He is still pulling at his ears also. His doctor’s “usual” nurse is out right now, so we are working with the front desk to see about getting him in. This is different as we are not used to making an appointment through the front desk nor have we ever taken Ashton through the front doors of his doctor’s office. They tell us to go through the back to avoid getting him around any of the sick kids. They take good care of us and we are missing Glenda, the pediatricians nurse. Ashton’s home health nurse commented to me today that she felt like he needed to get in by tomorrow to see about getting an antibiotic by injection. The oral just doesn’t seem to be touching this ear infection. I was hoping to avoid the shot, but I’m getting concerned about him not responding to these antibiotics with MRSA getting worse. <br /><br />I forgot that we changed insurance companies for prescriptions this year. I have been so confident about how the insurance paid 100% of his Synagis shot all last year. Then I got the run-around this time and realized that we were working with a new company. I just told the insurance guy when he called that I thought that the insurance he had last year realized that paying for the Synagis shot would potentially save them money in the long run. Then I told him that he has had 3 heart surgeries and he called me back a little later and said that it was approved 100%, so we go in tomorrow for that shot. I guess if emotional explanations don’t work on them, then there is always the old money issue to fall back on. In…it is going to cost you a lot more than this is he gets sick and goes to the hospital. That I guess they understand!<br /><br />Even though he is not feeling 100%; that isn’t slowing him down much. He is all over the place. I had run upstairs for a minute and when I came back down; he had grabbed a hold of the edge of the entertainment center and pulled himself up part way so that he was up on one knee. Then he wasn’t sure how to get that leg back down again and was looking a bit scared when I came back down. The look of despair he gave me was so cute!Ashton's Familyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09854026244144798265noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7896850074906580171.post-73045556738143506852007-11-15T23:15:00.000-07:002007-11-15T23:17:06.902-07:00Still sick<p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><span style="font-family:Times New Roman;">Ashton went to the doctor today as he was just not looking right. We have an RN that comes in 3 times a week to help me out now and she commented to me that he didn’t look like he felt good. I had been noticing since last night that his coloring was not what it usually is and his SATS have dropped some and his eating is not what it needs to be. So he went to get checked out. He either has an ear infection or still has an ear infection. Normally this wouldn’t be such a concern to us if it was one of our other kids. They are stronger and able to fight such things off. However, Ashton just finished an antibiotic and now he is starting another one that is supposed to be stronger. On the news they were talking about a “supper bug” that is going around. </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><?xml:namespace prefix = o ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" /><o:p><span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><span style="font-family:Times New Roman;">This is what I know about the supper bug.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><o:p><span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><span style="font-family:Times New Roman;">MRSA’s resistance to antibiotics has earned it “superbug” status. It is responsible for more than 94,000 infections and 16,000 deaths annually in the <?xml:namespace prefix = st1 ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" /><st1:country-region st="on"><st1:place st="on">U.S.</st1:place></st1:country-region> alone, according to recent Center for Disease Control reports. Those numbers indicate it is a greater health threat to Americans than the AIDS virus. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><o:p><span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><span style="font-family:Times New Roman;">The spiking MRSA death toll recently reported by the Center for Disease Control presents formidable motivation to move infectious disease research ahead, and to get life saving nanotechnologies into the marketplace. <st1:place st="on"><st1:placetype st="on">University</st1:PlaceType> of <st1:placename st="on">Idaho</st1:PlaceName></st1:place> scientists are focused on both goals.<o:p></o:p></span></p><div class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center" align="center"><span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"><hr align="center" width="100%" size="2"></span></div><p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><o:p><span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><span style="font-family:Times New Roman;">The Idaho Department of Health and Welfare says it is not a reportable disease; therefore doctors are not required to notify the health department when they diagnose cases, and schools are not required to notify parents. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><o:p><span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><span style="font-family:Times New Roman;">Health and Welfare is considering changing those regulations in the upcoming legislative session.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><o:p><span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span></o:p></p><div class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center" align="center"><span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"><hr align="center" width="100%" size="2"></span></div><p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><o:p><span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><span style="font-family:Times New Roman;">After reading these statements, I now know that it is serious and it is not required that it be reported. Yet I know of 2 cases in <st1:state st="on"><st1:place st="on">Idaho</st1:place></st1:State> where MRSA has been reported in 2 different schools. </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><o:p><span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><span style="font-family:Times New Roman;">My point being that it worries me that Ashton is on antibiotics for the second time in the last month and the season is just getting started. With 4 kids attending school, this potential threat worries me. </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><o:p><span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><span style="font-family:Times New Roman;">Ashton is scheduled for Saturday to have a Synagis shot for RSV and he will receive 5 shots all together for the season.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><o:p><span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><span style="font-family:Times New Roman;">The other concern we have is that all of the other boy’s have had tubes in their ears. We don’t want Ashton to have to be put under again for something like that. </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><o:p><span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><o:p><span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span></o:p></p><p style="VISIBILITY: visible"><p><a href="http://www.slide.com/pivot?cy=ms&ad=0&id=1224979098644843510&map=1" target="_blank"></a> <a href="http://www.slide.com/pivot?cy=ms&ad=0&id=1224979098644843510&map=2" target="_blank"></a></p><p></p><p></p>Ashton's Familyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09854026244144798265noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7896850074906580171.post-11856704357160921052007-11-02T00:10:00.000-06:002007-11-02T00:18:37.359-06:00Ian Pearson and His Family Fought a Great Fight!Ian Pearson had to leave his family today when his body could no longer continue to fight. This little boy and his family have touched many lives.<br /><br />There is an account set up at Wells Fargo that you can make donations to. It is very easy and you can just say it is for the Ian Pearson fund.<br /><br />Please Keep them in your thoughts and prayers at this time of loss.<br /><br />NathanAshton's Familyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09854026244144798265noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7896850074906580171.post-32781849052781585662007-10-31T22:59:00.000-06:002008-12-09T23:49:08.112-07:00Halloween Night<div align="center"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/__RUHyhea6I4/RyldwyFBUtI/AAAAAAAAACk/KVjcqlQQYR4/s1600-h/2007+10+31+003.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5127732743395955410" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/__RUHyhea6I4/RyldwyFBUtI/AAAAAAAAACk/KVjcqlQQYR4/s400/2007+10+31+003.JPG" border="0" /></a> Ashton is a little pea in the pod<br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/__RUHyhea6I4/RyldxCFBUuI/AAAAAAAAACs/GHsqzfC7NJo/s1600-h/2007+10+31+008.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5127732747690922722" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/__RUHyhea6I4/RyldxCFBUuI/AAAAAAAAACs/GHsqzfC7NJo/s400/2007+10+31+008.JPG" border="0" /></a> He traded his bink in for a sucker!<br /><br /></div>Ashton's Familyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09854026244144798265noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7896850074906580171.post-12257943458810799272007-10-31T08:22:00.001-06:002008-12-09T23:49:08.847-07:00Halloween Night at the Church<div align="center"></div><br /><div align="center"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/__RUHyhea6I4/RyiQGSFBUoI/AAAAAAAAABw/asGb8ae30RA/s1600-h/Shamra+1.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5127506613367820930" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/__RUHyhea6I4/RyiQGSFBUoI/AAAAAAAAABw/asGb8ae30RA/s320/Shamra+1.jpg" border="0" /></a> Sham as Cinderella<br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/__RUHyhea6I4/RyiQGyFBUpI/AAAAAAAAAB4/ekLdvUBlr_c/s1600-h/2007+10+30+002.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5127506621957755538" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/__RUHyhea6I4/RyiQGyFBUpI/AAAAAAAAAB4/ekLdvUBlr_c/s320/2007+10+30+002.JPG" border="0" /></a> Devin (Darth Mall) Dakota (Dracula) Dalton (Robin)<br /></div>Ashton's Familyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09854026244144798265noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7896850074906580171.post-72543615444704187282007-10-30T08:56:00.000-06:002007-11-18T11:04:41.741-07:00SMASH (Student Making Activities and Service Happen) answered the call.<a href="http://hardmanfamily.org/images/sham%20at%20school.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px;" src="http://hardmanfamily.org/images/sham%20at%20school.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><br /><div>The art class kids covered up a tagged fence across the street with their own mural. It didn't take 40 Junior High School students long to deal with months of graffiti.<br />The students painted pictures depicting school pride, world peace and favorite cartoon characters over nine fence panels covered with graffiti. </div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div>Shamra in the green jacket. This article was on the front page of the local news paper.</div><div></div><div></div>Ashton's Familyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09854026244144798265noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7896850074906580171.post-69613763147473620042007-10-30T00:19:00.000-06:002007-10-30T00:33:28.111-06:00Off to LoganI mentioned that Ashton had an ear infection and that he came home on oxygen. I guess they think he might have something going on in his upper respiratory as well. We have all had the stomach flu in our family and it looks like he may be getting that also. It is so hard to tell how Ashton is doing sometimes. He has to be nearly dead before he stops smiling; other than when he is hungry, the whole neighborhood knows when he is hungry:-) We have a scheduled appointment with his cardiologist in Logan tomorrow, so that is perfect timing.<br />We'll see what Dr. Tani has to say.Ashton's Familyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09854026244144798265noreply@blogger.com0