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Heather Heywood Patient Expert

St Thomas, ON, Canada
i'm a happy, single SAHM to three kids: Blithe (age 7), Bram (age 5) and Asher (age 3). i spend most of my time with Asher in clinics, hospital wards, and too often, critical care units. asher has a severe heart defect (Hypoplastic Left Heart Syndrome) which has led to 10 surgeries,... Full Bio
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on the cardio appointment last week... the initial report by Heather Heywood Patient Expert Posted in: Blog Posts in Children's Health last week, Asher had a cardiology appointment. i wasn't able to go (first time i've ever missed an appointment. :S but yes, i sent ed with notes and questions). so this post ... Read on »
to my sweet littlest big boy, by Heather Heywood Patient Expert Posted in: Blog Posts in Children's Health i love you, little dude. it's 2:30am, and you're fast asleep beside me. technically it's december 2, but you don't know that yet. to you, it's still the first. which, i s ... Read on »
i heart our respirologist. by Heather Heywood Patient Expert Posted in: Blog Posts in Children's Health she's so nice and really seems to be on the ball. i appreciate that. so, yeah. we had respirology this morning. i'll admit, this appointment snuck up on me, but i'm reall ... Read on »
Asher requested this specifically by Heather Heywood Patient Expert Posted in: Blog Posts in Children's Health yesterday, out of the blue, i started to sing this song to the kidley-winks. oh, wait! i think blithe was working on math homework. that's probably it. anyway... i started s ... Read on »
WOW!!! has it really been 2 months since i last posted?! CRAZY!!!!! by Heather Heywood Patient Expert Posted in: Blog Posts in Children's Health i can't really explain why it's been so long since the last post. not a whole lot going on, i suppose. just regular, normal life stuff, i guess, and really, who wants to rea ... Read on »
the long-awaited update... by Heather Heywood Patient Expert Posted in: Blog Posts in Children's Health yeah... sorry that it's taken so long to update here... i don't really have a reason, other than work and um... well... i kinda forgot. {hangs head in shame} but here's w ... Read on »
wow, where do i even start?! by Heather Heywood Patient Expert Posted in: Blog Posts in Children's Health it's been quite a month around here... um... we met with our CCAC case manager who was, in a word, the best CCAC case manager i've ever met! so nice, so helpful. she a ... Read on »
after reading a particularly h ... by Heather Heywood Patient Expert Posted in: Blog Posts in Children's Health after reading a particularly hilarious post on cake wrecks, asher has decided that he wants this song on his blog. enjoy!! and seriously, go check out the cake w ... Read on »
it's the afternoon of our resp appointment... by Heather Heywood Patient Expert Posted in: Blog Posts in Children's Health and here i sit, pretty sure of how i actually feel about it all. i want to cry. i know we needed to go. something isn't right and it needs to be investigated and what ... Read on »
it's the morning of our resp appointment... by Heather Heywood Patient Expert Posted in: Blog Posts in Children's Health and here i sit, not sure how i actually feel about it all. we're adding another specialist today. asher's been wheezing for a while now, he has a nasty wet and crackly co ... Read on »
well, our streak has come to an end... but now we get to start over! tomorrow is Day 1. ;) by Heather Heywood Patient Expert Posted in: Blog Posts in Children's Health that's right, folks, it's been a delightful 13 months, but as they say, all good things must end... asher was admitted to hospital last night. now, before you panic or ... Read on »
sometimes you just gotta shake your head, shrug and say, "whatever!" by Heather Heywood Patient Expert Posted in: Blog Posts in Children's Health ... and then maybe laugh a little bit... because, you know... what else can you do, really? so this morning, the boys got up before the alarm and came downstairs. asher s ... Read on »
don't know why it's taken so long to update here... by Heather Heywood Patient Expert Posted in: Blog Posts in Children's Health maybe because it's all just so "meh"... not bad, per se... more like... um... wow. "meh" really is the best word. go ahead, say it out loud. you'll understand when you hear ... Read on »
blogger asher!! :) by Heather Heywood Patient Expert Posted in: Blog Posts in Children's Health fvbr7pbtgr6vflcgcpb2zz2sfhhrgfdj3zsfxchhhh6t0tb6087hthcx2jiz2uxih dxkXKMJB BIB CBN UFBUO;BVRIBU T8YGBBWXBNCV YBVFBIRBV GFVBIUGYBVUKIUEKIIIIIIIIIIIERVYERRRRRVUIVUB RB FGUYBCN ... Read on »
in his own words... by Heather Heywood Patient Expert Posted in: Blog Posts in Children's Health azfghuiopjbnmxtrewq4vcrokfkvlyvlfvfdyekjvev ytkbskcuitobroigrftfr90n84gt9v8hr8gggvtirffbotirtfiubrbnp/tyhbgfnglonnyorlnhyifbghngifooib gbnv nbvlnhblgbiogbng bgfhilbnbgl gnmp ... Read on »
sorry for the absence... by Heather Heywood Patient Expert Posted in: Blog Posts in Children's Health but believe me, you didn't really miss anything. haha we see cardiology on the 16th for a complete check-up. echo, ecg, pacemaker check, and a holter. i'll fill you in on ... Read on »
and the post i started yesterday was going to be so different... by Heather Heywood Patient Expert Posted in: Blog Posts in Children's Health this afternoon, i was taking a shower, getting ready for work, when the phone rang. i let it go to voicemail. i shouldn't have. i should have jumped out of the shower ... Read on »
i heart laundry. by Heather Heywood Patient Expert Posted in: Blog Posts in Children's Health ok, not really. at least, not usually. but today, i love laundry. so, i'm upstairs, folding my way through a GIANT pile of clean clothes, and i pull out a pair of unde ... Read on »
my littlest man is an artist!!!! by Heather Heywood Patient Expert Posted in: Blog Posts in Children's Health asher gave me my mother's day gift this afternoon. have you ever seen anything cuter?? (and just ignore the mess behind it...) Read on »
sshhh... don't tell Murphy, but... by Heather Heywood Patient Expert Posted in: Blog Posts in Children's Health at the end of this month... it will be... ONE WHOLE YEAR SINCE ASHER'S LAST ADMISSION!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! yes, you read that right. one. whole. year. ... Read on »