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Kai finally finished his ICU bid and was “upgraded” to the hospital’s pediatric care unit. However, there were some post-surgery secondary effects (“secuelas” as we were told in Spanish”). Yes, he looked, felt and was doing a lot better than when he was in the ICU, but knowing what we knew about him, it was still difficult to see him deal with his new limitations. Little Buddy was not able to walk because of lack of strength and balance, he was not able to talk, he was not able to swallow and manage his own saliva, and on top of this he had a dash of frustration (a generous dash). But the thing that gave us a spark of joy was the fact that cognitively he was all there.
Doctors mentioned that it would take a lot therapy, time, and patience to help him recover and be as close to his old self as possible. “He may or may not be able to do this or that again, etc., ect.” That made no sense to me. “He’s going to be able to do ALL of those things again” is what I kept thinking and saying to myself. I just could not (and still cannot) imagine Little Buddy not running in the park and riding his bike (“No training wheels, training wheels are for babies” is what he always says)