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springrite

#80
May 18, 2008, 06:59:02 AM
Quote from: GGGGRRREEG on May 18, 2008, 05:52:27 AM
Good news!  :)

btw, you have to save this post for when Kimi gets older, even if it's only this part:
;D

Oh, I sure will! She will hate me for that for a while, but truly appreciate it later, maybe when she becomes a parent herself.

Keemun

#81
May 18, 2008, 07:50:10 AM
Paul, that's wonderful news!!!!!
Music is the mediator between the spiritual and the sensual life. - Ludwig van Beethoven

Renfield

#82
May 18, 2008, 08:14:49 AM
Quote from: Keemun on May 18, 2008, 07:50:10 AM
Paul, that's wonderful news!!!!!

Seconded. Excellent to hear. :)

orbital

#83
May 19, 2008, 12:28:23 PM
Hi Paul, I've just caught the thread.

Congratulations to you and to Vanessa. I hope for the continuing improvement in your baby's condition  :-*

springrite

#84
May 20, 2008, 05:05:41 AM
Kimi has been doing quite well for more than two days now.

Doctors told me to expect a few rounds of infections in the coming weeks. This is expected and the doctors are very experiences in dealing with them. After that, Kimi will slowly gain some weight and be ready to go home. BUT her release date is still quite far off due to her low weight and her inability to eat for so long. So I was also told to be very patient about it, as well as expect a substantial bill far exceeding what we had budgeted for. But for us, there is no such thing as a budget when it comes to Kimi.

I had planned to go to the earthquake area to volunteer, but was talked out of it by my colleagues. Instead, I will be doing a daily radio broadcast to the earthquake area starting on Thursday. This will be a 3 hour daily broadcast for the next three months or more. I have several volunteers at my disposal to do the milk delivery and other chores when I couldn't do it myself.

On my first broadcast, I will for sure read Kimi's letter to the people there.

Harry

#85
May 20, 2008, 05:09:23 AM
Quote from: springrite on May 20, 2008, 05:05:41 AM
Kimi has been doing quite well for more than two days now.

Doctors told me to expect a few rounds of infections in the coming weeks. This is expected and the doctors are very experiences in dealing with them. After that, Kimi will slowly gain some weight and be ready to go home. BUT her release date is still quite far off due to her low weight and her inability to eat for so long. So I was also told to be very patient about it, as well as expect a substantial bill far exceeding what we had budgeted for. But for us, there is no such thing as a budget when it comes to Kimi.

I had planned to go to the earthquake area to volunteer, but was talked out of it by my colleagues. Instead, I will be doing a daily radio broadcast to the earthquake area starting on Thursday. This will be a 3 hour daily broadcast for the next three months or more. I have several volunteers at my disposal to do the milk delivery and other chores when I couldn't do it myself.

On my first broadcast, I will for sure read Kimi's letter to the people there.

Thank you for the positive update from our Kimi........ ;D

J.Z. Herrenberg

#86
May 20, 2008, 06:11:02 AM
Excellent news, Paul!

Having patience is nothing to what you and Vanessa have gone through, I think. And if you have the money, any expenditure pales into insignificance compared to that new precious life.
Music gives a soul to the universe, wings to the mind, flight to the imagination and life to everything. -- Plato

springrite

#87
May 20, 2008, 06:27:43 AM
Quote from: Jezetha on May 20, 2008, 06:11:02 AM
Having patience is nothing to what you and Vanessa have gone through, I think. And if you have the money, any expenditure pales into insignificance compared to that new precious life.

That is so true!
I did some calculation and I am quite sure we do have enough money to cover things, assuming that Kimi will be in there for another 4 weeks or so. If not, there is my music room studio that is worth quite a bit. BTW, I am donating my fees for the next month or more to earthquake relief.

Guido

#88
May 20, 2008, 09:09:13 AM
Don't donate your fees if it means you can't afford t pay for Kimi! This is all excellent news - I am very relieved, so I can't imagine how you must be feeling.
Geologist.

The large print giveth, and the small print taketh away

springrite

#89
May 20, 2008, 09:19:52 AM
Quote from: Guido on May 20, 2008, 09:09:13 AM
Don't donate your fees if it means you can't afford t pay for Kimi! This is all excellent news - I am very relieved, so I can't imagine how you must be feeling.

Yes, incredibly relieved!

As for the donations, I've got a house and a small studio. Thousands of babies need milk. Millions of people need tents. If we need to spend more on Kimi, we can manage. Besides, I still have some earning potential when needed.

springrite

#90
May 21, 2008, 02:42:56 AM
Kimi stopped eating today due to discomfort from a new round of infection. Doctor says there are early indications of sapraemia, but doctors are fighting to fend it off.

That's all for today. I am tired. Tomorrow and for the next few days I will be doing LIVE broadcasts to earthquake areas to offer the people help. 

J.Z. Herrenberg

#91
May 21, 2008, 03:14:25 AM
O dear.  :(

But I remain hopeful.
Music gives a soul to the universe, wings to the mind, flight to the imagination and life to everything. -- Plato

vandermolen

#92
May 21, 2008, 02:53:23 PM
Keep your spirits up

All strength to you

Jeffrey
"Courage is going from failure to failure without losing enthusiasm" (Churchill).

'The test of a work of art is, in the end, our affection for it, not our ability to explain why it is good' (Stanley Kubrick).

Bogey

#93
May 21, 2008, 05:41:56 PM
Paul,
Your heart to focus on others in time of great need while you yourself are facing great challenges speaks volumes of the parents Kimi is so fortunate to have.
There will never be another era like the Golden Age of Hollywood.  We didn't know how to blow up buildings then so we had no choice but to tell great stories with great characters.-Ben Mankiewicz

springrite

#94
May 23, 2008, 04:56:31 AM
Good news!

This afternoon, Kimi started to kick her legs for the first time. Also, she smiled and is able to show several different facial expressions. Her weight is 1425g, up from 1350. The infection is still there but better.

This afternoon I did two one hour LIVE radio programs directed towards the earthquake areas. Tomorrow (Saturday) I will do another three. On Sunday  there will be a TV program to help reporters who experienced the disaster first hand at the front line and are traumatized. On Monday I will do another TV show to tell people about how western countries deal with disasters and what we can learn from their past experience and expertise. After that I go back to the radio on an almost daily basis, except on Thursday when I will do a workshop for Olympic volunteers. It is so good to be doing important work AND knowing that Kimi is improving.

Paul and Vanessa

MN Dave

#95
May 23, 2008, 04:57:52 AM
AWESOME NEWS!

vandermolen

#96
May 23, 2008, 05:26:09 AM
Good news  :)
"Courage is going from failure to failure without losing enthusiasm" (Churchill).

'The test of a work of art is, in the end, our affection for it, not our ability to explain why it is good' (Stanley Kubrick).

Harry

#97
May 23, 2008, 05:27:16 AM
I am so glad to hear it, really it will make my weekend a bit better, quite a bit. :)

J.Z. Herrenberg

#98
May 23, 2008, 05:36:13 AM
Excellent! What a relief.  :)
Music gives a soul to the universe, wings to the mind, flight to the imagination and life to everything. -- Plato

DavidRoss

#99
May 23, 2008, 05:45:27 AM
Hopeful news, indeed!  Thanks for keeping us posted, Paul.
"Maybe the problem most of you have ... is that you're not listening to Barbirolli." ~Sarge

"The problem with socialism is that sooner or later you run out of other people's money." ~Margaret Thatcher
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