Zoe for Life: A Lovely Blog Award

Friday, January 23, 2009

A Lovely Blog Award

I just realized last night that I needed to post my lovely blog award.....sometimes I'm just a little sloooowww on figuring these things out. Ugghh.

I feel so honored...I have received 2 of these from new blog friends! Wow! Thank you guys!

First one is from M...http://acure4lilchris.blogspot.com/.....the second one is from Jessie...http://www.breezysbravery.com/.

The award is for those that step out of their comfort zone and meet new blogging buddies. Everyone I have met through blogging already has one....so I'll just say....lovely meeting you all...you all have LOVELY blogs!!! :)

Have a Lovely day....

Jada

4 comments:

JessieJanuary 25, 2009 at 7:50 PM
Hey Jada,
Breezy will be 5 in June, time goes by so fast :) Breezy has had some bacteria come back from past cultures including pseudomonas.I'm calling in tomorrow to see if they got her results from this weeks apt.Is Zoe on Tobi or zithromax?
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JessieJanuary 25, 2009 at 9:00 PM
Well Dr.Schaffer Diagnosed her and started most of her meds. And we have seen Lang in clinic a lot but not always. Who does Zoe see?
I'm the brown hair lady in the first new york photo on the slide show. The blonde lady is Breezy's Aunt Ginger :)
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JessieJanuary 26, 2009 at 10:18 PM
I have meet Hudak but she had never treated Breezy.I do like everyone and the care so far. We live about an hour away are you local to the clinic? Do you have at 23 year old? You don't look old enough. How many children do you have and Zoe is the only one with CF?
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CourtnieJanuary 31, 2009 at 7:39 PM
I am glad that you found my blog and that I am able to read yours :) Zoe is adorable and I am sorry to hear that she has been having a rough time with her sinus'. I look forward to 'getting to know you' through reading your blog.

~Courtnie
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Zoe's Current Medications and Treatments

~ Zen-Pep ~ 3-4 capsules with all meals and snacks
digestive enzymes to break down and absorb fats
~AquAdeks ~ 1 daily
special fat soluble vitamins
~Prevacid ~ 15 mg. once daily
proton pump inhibitor that helps with the efficacy of her enzymes

~Azithromycin ~ 250 mg. Mon., Wed., Fri., used for chronic lung infection, Bronchiectasis
~DHA ~ 500 mg. once daily
omega-3 fatty acid to decrease inflammation

~D3~

~Calcium ~ due to CF patients being prone to Osteopenia and Osteoporosis at a very early age

~Mometasone ~ a steroid used in nasal rinses to reduce inflammation and polyps
~Albuterol ~ 3 ml. by nebulizer 2-3 times daily
inhaled bronchodilator to open the airways
~Hypertonic Saline 7% ~ 4 ml. by nebulizer BID
an extra salty sterile solution used to help clear mucus from the lungs & in Zoe's case we are using a face mask so the medicine will go through her nasal passages hopefully keeping her sinuses clearer
~Pulmozyme ~ 2.5 ml. by nebulizer once daily
thins the thick secretions so they are easier to cough out of the lungs

~Flovent ~ A steroid to help reduce inflammation
~Incourage Vest ~ 30 minutes in morning after all 3 nebulized meds
a chest physiotherapy vest that fits on her like a ski jacket, it inflates with air, then vibrates at different frequencies, to help loosen the mucus so she can cough it out
~Manual CPT or Percussor 5000 ~ in evening after nebulized meds
manual CPT is clapping on her lung areas front and back with your hand or a soft percussor cup, the Percussor 5000 is an electric handheld percussor, these are both done for 15 minutes

~Monthly Port a Catheter flushes ~ administered by her home health nurse. 5 ml of 100 unit Heparin

~Food ~ Zoe requires around 2500-3000 calories a day to maintain her weight at a healthy level
~Love ~ Zoe requires tons of kisses and hugs everyday!!!! XOXOXOXO

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A Lovely Blog Award

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