Well we won't worry too much about sea right now. We had planned to visit Boston on our trip but not this early and not by land. However, we noticed last week that Jake was not feeling well and that he had some redness and puffiness in the area where he had his surgery back in May. He was seen at the hospital in Vineyard Haven and shortly after that it was decided that he had a pretty substantial infection that needed to be treated with intravenous antibiotics at Children's Hospital in Boston.
Jo and Jake flew over to Boston from the Vineyard to get the antibiotics and Drew, Emily and I stayed on the boat. It was supposed to be a day or two trip and then they were coming back. Once at Children's Hospital (one of the best in the country for kids) it was decided that surgery was required to remove the infection and drain the area.
Jo called me on Friday morning with the news and by 4:30 pm that afternoon Drew, Emily and I were at the hospital. It was a short ferry ride and a MUCH longer drive to get there but there was no question about being together while Jake underwent his surgery.
He didn't go into the OR until 8:45 pm and was out by midnight. It was a really long day for everyone, especially Jake who couldn't eat until after surgery, but the doctors were great and he did wonderfully.
So, that was Friday and today is Tuesday and it looks like he'll be discharged today. Then we'll be heading back to the boat. It is during times like these that you realize how really lucky you are to have things like insurance and other resources.
Jake is doing really well. He spent yesterday eating chocolate ice cream with Drew and Emily, watching WAY too much Sponge Bob, and playing video games in the Patient Resource Room. He's been smiling a lot and says he feels great.
He won't be able to swim for about the next month because he has an IV line in his arm for the administration of antibiotics that we'll give him on the boat. But there is plenty of other stuff to do on the Vineyard and we'll likely sail over to Nantucket and Hyanis during that time as well. We have to be back in Boston in about three weeks to get stitches out and to have a follow up with the doctors. We'll sail up to Boston through the Cape Cod Canal which should be pretty interesting. We'll keep you posted.
Jo and Jake flew over to Boston from the Vineyard to get the antibiotics and Drew, Emily and I stayed on the boat. It was supposed to be a day or two trip and then they were coming back. Once at Children's Hospital (one of the best in the country for kids) it was decided that surgery was required to remove the infection and drain the area.
Jo called me on Friday morning with the news and by 4:30 pm that afternoon Drew, Emily and I were at the hospital. It was a short ferry ride and a MUCH longer drive to get there but there was no question about being together while Jake underwent his surgery.
He didn't go into the OR until 8:45 pm and was out by midnight. It was a really long day for everyone, especially Jake who couldn't eat until after surgery, but the doctors were great and he did wonderfully.
So, that was Friday and today is Tuesday and it looks like he'll be discharged today. Then we'll be heading back to the boat. It is during times like these that you realize how really lucky you are to have things like insurance and other resources.
Jake is doing really well. He spent yesterday eating chocolate ice cream with Drew and Emily, watching WAY too much Sponge Bob, and playing video games in the Patient Resource Room. He's been smiling a lot and says he feels great.
He won't be able to swim for about the next month because he has an IV line in his arm for the administration of antibiotics that we'll give him on the boat. But there is plenty of other stuff to do on the Vineyard and we'll likely sail over to Nantucket and Hyanis during that time as well. We have to be back in Boston in about three weeks to get stitches out and to have a follow up with the doctors. We'll sail up to Boston through the Cape Cod Canal which should be pretty interesting. We'll keep you posted.
5 comments:
Sending Jake lots of good well wishes - we hope he is feeling better in no time and gets to go jumping off the boat again soon! Love - The Cortland Folks
So sorry to hear about Jake's hospital visit. Get well soon Jake!!!!!!! Love, Gina and Karen
Hope our buddy Jake is doing good!!! Connor says hi to Jake, Emily and Drew. He said thank you for playing with him and helping his stay at Children's go by easily. Connor is home now and I promise we'll be keep in touch!
Miss you all...
Connor, Tina and Tom
Hi folks. We have been checking in all along but have not written til now. Sorry about that. We have enjoyed following along and Jake is in our prayers. Thanks for going the extra mile so that we can see and read the exploits.
Hope Jake is feeling better! Looking forward to more blogs with updates.
Joyce, Samantha & Chris
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