Mason: Pudding Therapy

Friday, February 6, 2009

Pudding Therapy

Who can resist a little chocolate pudding therapy? Not our little guy! A few nights ago I made some chocolate JELLO cook'n'serve pudding for dessert. We stripped Mason down and let him "have at it". He made a huge mess and even tasted it multiple times. He really had fun with it and made us laugh, and laugh. It was such a success that we decided to have pudding therapy as much as we can now. We can really start to tell that his sensory issues are now becoming far and few between. He didn't mind getting dirty and digging in the pudding. I served it warm so I am sure that helped a little.

2 comments:

Brian and Carrie Baker said...: I LOVE this!! How adorable! Way to go with the tasting too! Who knew playing with your food could be so much fun!; February 6, 2009 at 4:00 PM
*super dude and super dog* said...: My husband will probably be using pudding therapy as an excuse now for me to make chocolate pudding! I love it! Congrats on Mason walking--what a great accomplishment.; April 7, 2009 at 10:33 PM

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Mason was diagnosed at 22 weeks with a severe right sideded CDH (congenital diaphragmatic hernia). This means he had a large hole on the right side of his diaphram that had allowed most of his liver and some intestines to grow where his lungs should have. We were given a grim prognosis with an estimated survival percentage of only 20 - 50% after birth. After much discussion and decision, we elected to have fetal surgery at UCSF in hopes that Mason could have a better chance of surviving. The fetal surgeries were successful and Mason was born just short of 34 weeks at UofM Hospital. He was immediately placed on ECMO. Mason had his repair surgery and had to receive ECMO cannulation directly through the heart, all within the first 24 hours. Mason ended up needing to have 5 surgeries while on ECMO. On day 17 of ECMO we were told that he was beginning to bleed into his brain. Mason was given a permanent trial-off of ECMO on day 18, and much to everyone's surprise, he did great! He needed an additional 4 surgeries to fit his liver and intestines back into his body. He remained on a ventilator for 2 months until he was strong enough to come home. 3 months after coming home, Mason returned to the OR to receive a g-tube and Nissen wrap.

To Be Continued....

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Friday, February 6, 2009

Pudding Therapy

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