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I could use some hope

post #1 of 190
5/1/08 at 2:58pm
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On Monday, April 28th my wife and I became the proud parents of a beautiful baby boy. Anakin Isaac Cochran Hall was 7lbs 9oz and 16 inches long. His mother (who is NOT a Star Wars fan, but suggested/loved the name anyway) is recovering fine. Anakin is a dwarf, but we've received conflicting diagnoses as too the type of dwarfism he has. He was initially diagnosed with thanatophoric displaysia which carries a 100% lethality rate. We've been given a small glimmer of hope that he may just be severely achondroplasic. He's currently in the NICU on ventilation, but doing fine.

He's already a world class pooper.

I know CHUD has a heavy atheistic leaning, but those of you that do pray, I would appreciate any that could be sent my son's way. Those of you that don't, we will readily accept good thoughts, karma, hope, or sacrifices to Cthulhu instead.
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post #2 of 190
5/1/08 at 3:01pm
Nothing but good mojo coming your way from here, man.
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post #3 of 190
5/1/08 at 3:03pm
Hope being sent.
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post #4 of 190
5/1/08 at 3:04pm
Same here. Strongest thoughts and prayers to you and the fam.
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post #5 of 190
5/1/08 at 3:06pm
Best wishes, bud. And he's adorable! Love that little tummy. And wherever you got the rubber cow-duck thing - I WANT ONE.
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post #6 of 190
5/1/08 at 3:08pm
My thoughts and prayers will be with you guys.
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post #7 of 190
5/1/08 at 3:09pm
Best wishes! and awesome name! good luck!
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post #8 of 190
5/1/08 at 3:11pm
God bless your son, your wife and you during this difficult time, and never, ever give up hope.
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post #9 of 190
5/1/08 at 3:17pm
Sending any and all positive vibes your way.
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post #10 of 190
5/1/08 at 3:21pm
Praying for your son and your family. I hope you guys find all the support you need at this time.

Cool name, is "Isaac" somebody in the family? You should have gone for Skywalker as the middle name, go all the way! :-)
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post #11 of 190
5/1/08 at 3:31pm
I'm just praying your kid doesn't get beaten to death in school over his name.
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post #12 of 190
5/1/08 at 3:43pm
Prayers and good thoughts for you and yours Travis. Lot's of hope.
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post #13 of 190
5/1/08 at 3:43pm
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Originally Posted by Hans Gruber's EYE CONDITION! View Post
I'm just praying your kid doesn't get beaten to death in school over his name.
Here's what I'm going to do Hans, I'm going to give you a blank check, I want you to go to the corner store and buy yourself a little bit of tact and maybe some shame.

Hope and/or karma your way sir. I'll hold off on the sacrifice, but if it becomes necessary I will go there.
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post #14 of 190
5/1/08 at 3:48pm
We'll be thinking and praying for you and your family Travis. Looking forward to hearing some good news soon.
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post #15 of 190
5/1/08 at 4:00pm
If it's any consolation, a prognosis is never set in stone. As long as the kid is alive, there's hope. For example, my condition also gave me a "100% chance" of dying before the age of two and I'm currently a little over two decades past my expiration date.
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post #16 of 190
5/1/08 at 4:26pm
First off, congrats on the adorable son.

Secondly, lots of great thoughts from an also new dad. Being a new parent is one of the most stressful things I've ever experienced (it's ultimately rewarding as hell, though) and to deal with something like this shoots the stress up exponentially. I hope all goes well and you have your son for a very long time.

Thirdly, try to get some sleep and look after yourself and your wife.
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post #17 of 190
5/1/08 at 4:28pm
Best thoughts and wishes for you and your family Travis.
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post #18 of 190
5/1/08 at 4:32pm
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Originally Posted by Ryan S~ View Post
Thirdly, try to get some sleep and look after yourself and your wife.
Honestly - the best advice you can get. Kiddo needs all you can give him but you can't give him much if you don't have anything left. Make sure to keep the two of you on the priority list as well.
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post #19 of 190
5/1/08 at 4:57pm
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Originally Posted by JGButler View Post
Honestly - the best advice you can get. Kiddo needs all you can give him but you can't give him much if you don't have anything left. Make sure to keep the two of you on the priority list as well.
It's advice based on experience. I made the mistake of looking after my wife full time for the first three days after L'il K was born but not looking after myself. I crashed physically and emotionally on day three. My wife asked me what I had been eating and I couldn't recall eating anything for 24 hours. There's now a sign on our fridge that says "Ryan, have you eaten recently? Why not?"

Or, as my doctor has said, easiest way to have a healthy kid is to have a healthy mom and the best way to do that is to have a healthy dad.
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post #20 of 190
5/1/08 at 5:03pm
I hope everything turns out ok, Travis. You're good people.
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post #21 of 190
5/1/08 at 5:04pm
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Originally Posted by Jakespeare
Here's what I'm going to do Hans, I'm going to give you a blank check, I want you to go to the corner store and buy yourself a little bit of tact and maybe some shame.
Ever thought that was HGEC's way of saying I hope your child lives long enough to get a beat-down; Thus fulfilling the request of the original post?
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post #22 of 190
5/1/08 at 5:19pm
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Originally Posted by TzuDohNihm View Post
Ever thought that was HGEC's way of saying I hope your child lives long enough to get a beat-down; Thus fulfilling the request of the original post?
I did think that at first when reading his post. Regardless, I go with the other post...tact can be a beautiful thing, which his post had none of.
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post #23 of 190
5/1/08 at 5:19pm
Nothing but prayers, best wishes, good karma, most excellent mojo, and benevolent blessings on you, your Mrs. and Anakin, Travis! Kid looks like a scrapper, so I'm sure he'll do just fine.

To paraphrase - "We shall watch his career with great interest."
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post #24 of 190
5/1/08 at 6:06pm
What a cute lil' feller, Travis! Best wishes and keep us posted!
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post #25 of 190
5/1/08 at 6:52pm
Keep it up Travis!

And like Ryan said earlier, rest. I'm in the same boat as you guys, and since resting and eating is the best way to take care of the rest of the family, my wife insisted on it. I'm running the house and the dog, and since last week we now manage to watch like a movie a day, plus 2-3 episodes of some series, just by me getting a 7 hours a sleep, barely interrupted.

I'm so not looking forward to going back to work, and I'm already wishing for my coming vacations...
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post #26 of 190
5/1/08 at 6:59pm
I send you all the hope I have. Best wishes to you and your family.
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post #27 of 190
5/1/08 at 7:07pm
Not that he'll need our prayers, his cells DO have the highest concentration of midi-chlorians I have seen in a life-form, but for good measure I'm sending all my best hopes, well wishes, karma, mojo, good vibrations, lucky charms, blessings, protection spells, and old fashioned dragonscale armor in the direction of your kiddo and family.

Just how good are his reflexes anyway?
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post #28 of 190
5/1/08 at 7:16pm
I am currently scanning craigslist for a proper sacrifice in hopes of appeasing the great devourer. We must protect our own.




In all seriousness everyone here is pulling for ya.
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post #29 of 190
5/1/08 at 7:27pm
Here's all the good thoughts, great karma, best wishes, and high hopes for you, your wife, and brand new baby Anakin. From me to you guys.
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post #30 of 190
5/1/08 at 7:29pm
Congrats on the new baby. The kid looks like a fighter. Your family will be in my prayers.
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post #31 of 190
5/1/08 at 7:37pm
Hope and best wishes your way, Travis. I'll sacrifice a cow just to make sure, though.

I was born three months early, and ended up staying in the preemie ward for about two months. I've seen photos that look eerily similar to your son's setup. I turned out okay, and hope your son does too.
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post #32 of 190
5/1/08 at 7:40pm
All hope is rescinded should I ever find out you let him get too chummy with a suspiciously generous elderly head of state, but until that day, I wish you and your family nothing but the best.

I'm not saying good luck. I'm saying congratulations. That little guy's gonna make it, I just know it.
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post #33 of 190
5/1/08 at 10:26pm
Ia! Ia! Shub Niggurath! Cthulhu fthaghn!

(Sigh) Now I gotta go clean up the blood. Hope that helped.
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post #34 of 190
5/2/08 at 12:59am
I don't check the Catch-All forum very often, but I'm glad I did today.

What a cutie!

My little girl is seven months, and she finally used up the largest portion of her belly fat (I think to grow her ginormous head), so she doesn't have that cute pudgy baby tummy anymore.

We had some minor issues with our daughter when she was born (certainly nothing like what you are going through, though) and had to stay at the hospital longer than expected, so I know it can be rough, but hang in there. If you have other friends and family around, don't be afraid to lean on them a little (or a lot!).

Your family is in our thoughts. Hang tough, and enjoy your little one!
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post #35 of 190
5/2/08 at 1:02am
Peace for your family, and health for your little one, sincerely.

And don't let any Sith Lords mentor the tyke in the future. Who knows what his midochlorian count could be.
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post #36 of 190
5/2/08 at 1:10am
Well, us Isaacs have to stick together so nothing but good thoughts and the best kinda karma coming from the other side of the world here.

He's absolutely gorgeous by the way.

Congratulations trav
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post #37 of 190
5/2/08 at 1:14am
I'm not a prayin' man, but you have my thoughts, and this fact, if it helps: my sister was born three months premature and weighed about 1 pound 14 ounces. Doctors were so sure she wouldn't make it that at one point they even told my mother she would probably die. She's now 26 and a mom of two.

The Force will be with you...always.
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post #38 of 190
5/2/08 at 1:36am
Hope it all turns out great and gets to poop where it belongs, at home.

And I'm extremely jealous of his rubber ducky. Extremely.



On a side note, all the extra good vibes sent his way sort of displaces the equilibrium for me so I'll have to give send bad vibes to Pizza Hut for the next week. Why? Fuck 'em, that's why.
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post #39 of 190
5/2/08 at 3:49am
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Originally Posted by Big Jim Slade View Post
I'm not a prayin' man, but you have my thoughts, and this fact, if it helps: my sister was born three months premature and weighed about 1 pound 14 ounces. Doctors were so sure she wouldn't make it that at one point they even told my mother she would probably die. She's now 26 and a mom of two.

The Force will be with you...always.
I was one of those, li'l alien baby born 3 months prem, could fit in my dads hand from head to tail, 10 weeks in an incucrib back in '76 very little chance of survival, that kinda thing - now Im 6'1, big, hairy and happy.

Anakin Isaac's gonna do just fine
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post #40 of 190
5/2/08 at 7:46am
I'm praying for your family, Travis. Now, get some sleep!
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post #41 of 190
5/2/08 at 7:56am
Nothing quick or easy about the path your boy is set on, but that just means the Dark Side can't touch him.
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post #42 of 190
5/2/08 at 8:05am
Congratulations on the little tyke and I wish you all the luck and goodwill in the world.
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post #43 of 190
5/4/08 at 9:56pm
Look at all that hair! He's absolutely gorgeous. I just wanted you to know that all three of you have been in my thoughts since I saw this thread on Friday night. Love and well wishes to you, your wife, and Anakin.
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post #44 of 190
5/4/08 at 10:24pm
Hoping for the best, Travis, and been thinking about you guys. Keep us updated on how everyone's doing!
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post #45 of 190
5/5/08 at 3:17am
All the luck in the world to 'ya, sir.
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post #46 of 190
5/5/08 at 3:28am
as a med student, my doctor experience is we take educated guesses. Nothing is 100% percent certain. What happened is a miracle. No not doctors being wrong and what not, but that you have something god decided to give to you. What ever happens, it was meant for some reason. I can give your prayers, but God is already with you with your bundle of joy.
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post #47 of 190
5/5/08 at 7:42am
Congratulations, he's a beautiful boy.

I'm sending all three of you positive energy and hoping for the best.
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post #48 of 190
5/5/08 at 9:04am
All good wishes, Travis.
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post #49 of 190
5/5/08 at 9:13am
What a handsome little guy!

My family and I will keep you guys in our thoughts and prayers.
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post #50 of 190
5/5/08 at 10:02am
Congratulations to one of the most beautiful things that will happen in your and your wifes life! A miracle indeed.

I am not much of a prayer person, but you have my thoughts and best of wishes for all three of you.
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