Condensed Time Line Version

6-23-02: Othello is born at 10:07. He is taken to the OR w/in a half an hour to try and save his intestines that were on the outside of his abdomen.

6-27-02: Othello was taken back to the OR to remove his small and most of his large intestine.

9-3-02: Othello is having a G-Tube put in. This will be used to feed him directly into his stomach. He is also getting Broviac #4 placed.

9-6-02: Othello comes home for the first time!!!

10-17to 21-02: A trip to the hospital for high fever. No infections were found, luckily.

11-4 to 7-02: Othello, mommy and grandma Helen go to Miami to get Othello evaluated for transplant. He is listed for a multi-visceral at Jackson Memorial.

11-16 to 18-02: Someone wanted to spike a temp and go back to the hospital.

12-8 to 12-02: Othello visits the hospital for a few days.

12-20 to 24-02: Chistmas time in the hospital. This tile a staph infection.

2-7-03: Little guy spent a few days at the hospital. He received some blood and lots of antibiotics.

03-03: Othello is admitted again. Many, many transfusions. Excessive bleeding, vomiting blood, etc. We will wait in the hospital until transplant.

04-05-03: Othello takes a plane trip with mommy to Miami. He is admitted to Jackson Memorial to wait on his transplant.

04-09 to 10 -03: Othello receives his transplant!!!!!!!

4-14-03: Isertion of a G-J tube for feeding and meds, hook up of bowel to rectum and abdomen closure in the OR !!!!

04-30-03 Moving to the floor

5-3-03: Othello stopped breathing, had to be reintubated and moved back to the PICU!

5-7-03: Othellos abdomen opened up. He was taken to the OR to close him again. He is really puffy and RED!

5-25-03: Othello is back on the floor out of the PICU!!

5-28-03: Othello is taken back to the OR to remove necrotic tissue and close his abdomen again.

6-6-03: Othello is released from Inpatient at JAckson Memorial!

6-18-03: Othello goes to the OR for new mesh over his intestines!

6-21-03: Othello comes home from Miami! Othello's birthday party !

6-23-03: Othello Turns 1!!

7-8-03: Othello is in his first fender bender accident.No injuries! (Thank GOD!)

7-17-03: Othello had a port-a-cath placed! Surgery went smooth!

7-21-03: Othello's site is listed as a USATODAY hot Site.

8-1-03 to 8-8-03: Othello takes a trip to Miami for a derma-graft!

8-26-03: Othello is admitted to Wolfsons for fever and rash.

8-27-03: Othello and mommy fly to Miami, Jackson Memorial, to be admitted. Othello is having a hard time with fever, GVHD, and swelling.

8-28-03: Othello is given CAMPATH, to help get rid of the GVHD.

9-18-03: Othello is released home to Jacksonville from the Transplant center.

9-23-03: Othello is admitted to Wolfson Childrens for fever and vomitting.

9-26-03: Othello has port-a-cath removed in the o.r.

10-4-03: Othello goes home!

10-5-03 ti 10-5-03: quick visit to the ER to put the Gtube button back in!!

11-1-03: admitted to JAckson for Ulcer on and bleeds from Stoma

11-5-03: D/C'd from JAckson. No rejection, No GVHD.

1-2-04: Othello is admitted to WCH for fever, diarreah and vomitting.

1-8-04: Othello is released from WCH. He has been diagnosed with GVHD,again, and will soon be returning to UM-JMH for treatment.

1-13-04: Othello is admitted to UM-JMH is Miami for GVHD!

1-14 and 1-15-04 Campath given to fight the GVHD.

1-21-04: Othello is released from UM-JMH and sent to otpatient in Miami.

1-26-04: Othello goes home to Jacksonville.

1-30-04: Othello is admitted to Wolfson's for high output, fever, ETC.

2-2-04:  Othello transferred from Wolfson to Um-JMH in Miami.

2-5-04: Othello is admitted to the ICU at UM-JMH.