EXCERPT FROM EMAIL TO FRIEND
This is an old friend, a former colleague, who I lost touch with in the early 1990s when I went on maternity leave to have baby Lewis.
Tonight I found her again accidentally, when I saw her name mentioned on a website I visited. I’m bringing her up to date.
“We had Lewis, then 5 years later, Hannah, and 5 years later again, our baby Rose. What I do these days is care for Rose, who has a rare liver disease called biliary atresia. Destroyed bile ducts, which sounds simple but is actually lethal, and she is in liver failure. Rose at the age of less than 8 months needs a liver transplant!
She's a gorgeous girl, and we're savouring every moment with her. She's in the Royal Children's Hospital much of the time, as she is tonight. Shane and I take it in turns to stay beside Rose, while the other sleeps at home with Lewis and Hannah.
Rose hadn't been growing for a few months, until about two weeks ago. Her liver specialist wants to keep "growing Rose" in hospital for awhile, till she's big enough to survive liver transplant surgery.”
This is an old friend, a former colleague, who I lost touch with in the early 1990s when I went on maternity leave to have baby Lewis.
Tonight I found her again accidentally, when I saw her name mentioned on a website I visited. I’m bringing her up to date.
“We had Lewis, then 5 years later, Hannah, and 5 years later again, our baby Rose. What I do these days is care for Rose, who has a rare liver disease called biliary atresia. Destroyed bile ducts, which sounds simple but is actually lethal, and she is in liver failure. Rose at the age of less than 8 months needs a liver transplant!
She's a gorgeous girl, and we're savouring every moment with her. She's in the Royal Children's Hospital much of the time, as she is tonight. Shane and I take it in turns to stay beside Rose, while the other sleeps at home with Lewis and Hannah.
Rose hadn't been growing for a few months, until about two weeks ago. Her liver specialist wants to keep "growing Rose" in hospital for awhile, till she's big enough to survive liver transplant surgery.”
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