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Mixed Blessings with first grandchild

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BillBrakeman
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Posted by BillBrakeman on Monday, January 30, 2006 12:24 PM
Great News, Phil

Bill
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Rene Schweitzer
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Posted by Rene Schweitzer on Monday, January 30, 2006 11:40 AM
QUOTE: Originally posted by ttrigg

Praise the Lord for answering our prayers.

You better treat that little guy right. You know grandparents are SUPPOSED to SPOIL them!


Yep, spoil them. . and send them home![:D]

Rene Schweitzer

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Posted by ttrigg on Monday, January 30, 2006 10:04 AM
Praise the Lord for answering our prayers.

You better treat that little guy right. You know grandparents are SUPPOSED to SPOIL them!

Tom Trigg

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Posted by grandpopswalt on Sunday, January 29, 2006 8:36 PM
Phil,

That's wonderful news! O.K. grandpa, it's never too early to start influencing the lad to become your railroad buddy later on. Maybe you can buy some bibs, PJ's, even diapers with pictures of trains on them. My grandsons recognized a steam choo-choo long before they recognized my face.

The very best to Tobin.

Walt
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Posted by Tom The Brat on Sunday, January 29, 2006 5:05 PM
What a relief!
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Posted by toenailridgesl on Sunday, January 29, 2006 3:15 PM
Tobin is now home with his parents, acting just like a normal baby (regular input at one end, regular output at the other.) He's on prophylactic anti-convulsive meds for 3 months but otherwise has been given a clean bill of health.
Thanks to all for your concern & wishes.
Phil Creer, The Toenail Ridge Shortline, Adelaide Sth Oz http://www.trainweb.org/toenailridge toparo ergo sum
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Posted by Anonymous on Sunday, January 29, 2006 12:31 AM
Keep us posted I've kept him in my prayers, if I can help let me know ( I am a USA pharmacist -but willing to look up drugs and explain if needed) -hopefully my knowledge is no longer needed.
Prayers and good wishes
Eric
FYI I'll add Tobin to my prayer group's prayer list tomorrow
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Posted by vsmith on Wednesday, January 25, 2006 9:39 AM
Thats very good news, epilepsy is a medically controllable condition. Hopefully he will continue to grow and thrive as he gets older and stronger. My niece-in-law's first was a premie also, very small and very weak at birth...the kid is an unstoppable whirlwind today!!!

   Have fun with your trains

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Posted by van buren s l on Wednesday, January 25, 2006 6:30 AM
Phil
I haven't posted on this thread until now because I've had my fingers crossed for the past few days. Now that you have posted the good news I can open my hands and breath a sigh of relief. God bless you.
Bob
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Posted by Anonymous on Wednesday, January 25, 2006 12:58 AM
Phil, words fail me to say how happy I am for you.
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toenailridgesl
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Posted by toenailridgesl on Tuesday, January 24, 2006 9:52 PM
Wonderful news!
Tobin has passed his EEG 100%, his symptoms have dissapated although he'll stay on anti-convulsive meds for a while, and he's allowed to go home!
Many many thanks to so many of you that wished Tobin & us well. What a nice bunch most of us LargeScalers are!
Phil
Phil Creer, The Toenail Ridge Shortline, Adelaide Sth Oz http://www.trainweb.org/toenailridge toparo ergo sum
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Tom The Brat
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Posted by Tom The Brat on Tuesday, January 24, 2006 8:23 AM
Glad to hear! Thank you LORD.
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Rene Schweitzer
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Posted by Rene Schweitzer on Tuesday, January 24, 2006 8:03 AM
Phil, what great news! You must be thrilled and relieved.

Rene Schweitzer

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toenailridgesl
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Posted by toenailridgesl on Monday, January 23, 2006 3:37 PM
Tobin had his brain MRI yest. morning, it showed a minor haemmorhhage in the right hind-brain. The Prof of Paediatrics says he expects a full recovery over time, worse scenario is possibility of mild epilepsy so possible long-term anitconvulsive meds.
He is having an EEG this a.m., if that's OK then he goes home tomorrow.
Phil Creer, The Toenail Ridge Shortline, Adelaide Sth Oz http://www.trainweb.org/toenailridge toparo ergo sum
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Posted by Anonymous on Monday, January 23, 2006 12:47 AM
Sounds like he's on the right track. Please keep us informed!
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Posted by Anonymous on Sunday, January 22, 2006 3:22 PM
That's really great to hear, Phil. Good on the little bloke!

Clive
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grandpopswalt
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Posted by grandpopswalt on Sunday, January 22, 2006 1:44 PM
That's wonderful news. Please do keep us informed on Tobin's progress, and again, he is in our prayers.

Walt
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kstrong
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Posted by kstrong on Sunday, January 22, 2006 11:27 AM
Great to hear! Keep us posted on his continued progress.

Later,

K
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Posted by tangerine-jack on Sunday, January 22, 2006 6:34 AM
EXCELLENT!

The Dixie D Short Line "Lux Lucet In Tenebris Nihil Igitur Mors Est Ad Nos 2001"

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toenailridgesl
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Posted by toenailridgesl on Sunday, January 22, 2006 2:18 AM
Good news & better news!
Tobin's brain swelling has decreased to the point where he is no longer having seizures, he's feeding normally, is filling his nappies (diapers) adequately & has been moved from ICU to SCBU Special care which is way down the list of seriousness & monitoring.
His granny & I got to hold him today for the first time, that's quite a thrill given that 3 days ago we didn't think we'd still have him.
Thank you all for your thoughts & wishes, Kathy & I aprreciate them very much & I'll forward them all to his parents when Hue' comes home from hospital.
Phil Creer, The Toenail Ridge Shortline, Adelaide Sth Oz http://www.trainweb.org/toenailridge toparo ergo sum
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Posted by Anonymous on Thursday, January 19, 2006 7:50 AM
Good news Phil, keep us posted [;)]

Jeff [8D]
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toenailridgesl
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Posted by toenailridgesl on Thursday, January 19, 2006 4:03 AM
Thank you all for your wonderful thoughts & wishes.
Tobin is now able to be fed (via nasal tube) as his gut has finally begun to work, the fitting is subsiding & he is much calmer. His body temperature has come up to near normal & he has not had to have any more drugs today.
Hopefully he was just suffering from an exaggerated birth trauma. He isn't out of the woods & will probably be left with some neurological deficit but the picture isn't as black as it appeared yesterday.
What a wonderful bunch you blokes are. Thank you.
Phil Creer, The Toenail Ridge Shortline, Adelaide Sth Oz http://www.trainweb.org/toenailridge toparo ergo sum
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Posted by Anonymous on Thursday, January 19, 2006 2:22 AM
Tobin will naturally be in my thoughts as well. Those little ones can be pretty tough, though. Our son was born (over 24 years ago) way too small, and had to stay in hospital because he couldn't generate enough bodyheat by himself. By the time he was one year old he was ahead of the growth charts!

Please keep us informed.
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Gary Crawley
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Posted by Gary Crawley on Thursday, January 19, 2006 1:28 AM
Phil

All the best for Tobin, yourself and your family from my wife Bev and myself.
Hang in mate as he is in good hands.

We now have 9 grand kids and I know how proud you are.
Our prayers are with you.

All the best
Regards
Gary.

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Posted by tangerine-jack on Wednesday, January 18, 2006 11:23 PM
[#ditto] My motorcyle club is also praying for Tobin internationaly. That may be off garden railroad topic, I don't care. There comes a time when we have to band together as human beings for the greater good and ask God for help.

Phil, again, is there anything I can do or anything you need that I can provide?

The Dixie D Short Line "Lux Lucet In Tenebris Nihil Igitur Mors Est Ad Nos 2001"

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Posted by ttrigg on Wednesday, January 18, 2006 10:26 PM
Phil:

I read you note earlier tonight. Took your grandsons name to the prayer group supporting my wifes cancer. By this time tommorrow Tobin will be in the prayers of over 500 here in San Diego. By Friday it will have spread to many more groups.

Tom Trigg

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BillBrakeman
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Posted by BillBrakeman on Wednesday, January 18, 2006 8:53 PM
God watches over the small and the weak. Tobin & all of his family are in our prayers.

Bill
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kstrong
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Posted by kstrong on Wednesday, January 18, 2006 1:33 PM
You have our prayers as well. It's nervewracking enough having a newborn, with all the uncertainties which surround even the healthiest of babys. Throw a complication into the mix? I can imagine Tobin's parents nerves right now. Suzi was born with a deformed left hand, which threw Allison and I for quite a loop. Fortunately, that's not life-threatening. I can only imagine what's going through your and your family's minds.

We'll keep y'all in our prayers.

Later,

K
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Posted by Anonymous on Wednesday, January 18, 2006 1:08 PM
Phil Tobin and all your family are in our thoughts.

Blessings to you all from the UK

John
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