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| The coming of warmer weather in Minnesota makes everyone a little
crazy and Erin is certainly no exception. |
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| Winter 2004 |
| Erin had his last follow-up visit with Dr. Roback this winter following
his procedure to descend his left testicle. We largely credit Dr.
Roback with saving Erin's life due to some very creative thinking
during the period of Erin's 2nd and 3rd operations. We're very glad
to have a picture of them together. |
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| Winter 2003, Erin's 2nd Birthday Party |
| Erin's 2nd birthday party was a rousing affair, with lots of little
kids, games and good food. The highlight was the pinata, which, of
course, no one could break. Eventually, someone poked a hole in it's
mouth and every time someone took a whack at it, a shower of paper
dots spewed out it's mouth. |
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| Erin Just turned 18 months and he's had what we think is his last
dilitation. This is a procedure to enlarge the opening in his esophagus
so that he can eat normally. He's also walking and saying a few words.
His favorites are "elbow", "flower" and "hot".
Laura took most of these shots. At below right is Dr. Michelle Kennedy,
Erin's Gastroenterologist |
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| Erin Just turned 18 months and he's had what we think is his last
dilitation. This is a procedure to enlarge the opening in his esophagus
so that he can eat normally. He's also walking and saying a few words.
His favorites are "elbow", "flower" and "hot". |
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| Just got the new digital camera, so it's time to put some more pictures
up. Erin is a strong, healthy, delightful little boy. Here he is showing
the full range of emotions for which he is capable. |
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| These pictures were taken at Children's Hospital during one of his
post-operation dilitations. This procedure is required to make sure
his repaired esophagus maintains a large enough opening at the connection
point to allow him to eat. This was his fifth such procedure. He required
a total of seven. |
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| These pictures were taken after Erin had his third surgery and had
recovered from his staff infection. He is once again at Children's
Hospital in Minneapolis, where he had been for the previous 2 1/2
weeks. |
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| Erin's
Birth |
| These pictures were taken the week after Erin was born, at Children's
Hospital in Minneapolis. He had already had his first surgery to repair
his tracheo-esophageal fistula. He was a little jaundiced in these
pictures but a couple days under a bright light fixed him right up. |
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