{"id":3331,"date":"2025-10-31T04:58:43","date_gmt":"2025-10-31T07:58:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hopeforgabriel.com\/31-10\/"},"modified":"2025-10-31T04:59:26","modified_gmt":"2025-10-31T07:59:26","slug":"31-10","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hopeforgabriel.com\/en\/31-10\/","title":{"rendered":"31\/10"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Yesterday, Gabriel was scheduled for an MRI of his brain and spine.<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It&#8217;s a long-anticipated test, already recommended when he was still in hospital, and later confirmed by the neurologist outside.<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Objective: to see if there are any after-effects from his past, which could partly explain his motor delay.<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">So we went to do it in a hospital belonging to our health plan&#8217;s network.<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The ambulance (sent by the plan) arrived a little late and, inevitably, the tension was already mounting.  <\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The exam was making us anxious, and this setback wasn&#8217;t helping.<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">So the four of us set off: Geraldine, Manuela, Gabriel and me.<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The ambulance drives with the siren on to make up for lost time.<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Everyone has a role to play:<\/p>\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Manuela takes care of the paperwork and exchanges with the doctors,<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>I manage the oxygen and everything else Geraldine needs,<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>and Geraldine guards Gabriel, without touching anything, to avoid contamination.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">When we arrive at the hospital, the girl in the ambulance is very kind and tries to give us priority.<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">But after about thirty minutes, Manuela comes back and tells me that it&#8217;s not going to be possible after all: the anaesthetist refuses to put Gabriel to sleep.<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Surprised that no one had anticipated this before our arrival, I go and check for myself, leaving Geraldine alone in the corridor with Gabriel.<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Indeed, the anaesthetist explained that she didn&#8217;t want to risk putting Gabriel to sleep under gas for more than an hour and a half (the time needed to perform all the tests).<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">According to her, Gabriel would have to return either without oxygen (which is difficult to plan), or intubated&#8230;<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Result: we get back in the ambulance and head home.<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Stress, fatigue, and all that&#8230; for nothing.<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Once again, a glaring lack of organization in the health plan.<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Although, to be fair, I thank that anesthetist for having the wisdom not to attempt a procedure she didn&#8217;t feel was safe.<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The other doctors treating Gabriel have assured us, however, that such an examination would have posed no problem elsewhere, and that in other hospitals, it&#8217;s done without difficulty.<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In the end, it would simply appear that this hospital doesn&#8217;t have the equipment to intubate a baby in an emergency&#8230; and therefore prefers not to take any risks.<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The problem is that this examination is important in deciding what therapy to give Gabriel, bearing in mind that all requests for re-evaluation of home hospitalization, even with new medical reports, remain refused, and we still have no news.<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Gabriel, for his part, continues on his merry way&#8230; and never ceases to show us his strength for life!<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Yesterday, Gabriel was scheduled for an MRI of his brain and spine. It&#8217;s a long-anticipated test, already recommended when he was still in hospital, and later confirmed by the neurologist outside. Objective: to see if there are any after-effects from his past, which could partly explain his motor delay. 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