Melanie's "Buddhism from the fringes"

Birth announcement

Life is certainly fraught with peril!

I'm back from the dead -- literally -- I had a baby girl Oct. 26, 2004 in an emergency situation -- I was bleeding out following unexpected preterm labor at 29 weeks gestation. I lost four liters-plus of blood and was in critical condition in ICU with pulmonary edema for several days following lifesaving surgery. I also had a rare complication of being intubated -- I developed an obstruction in my airway and couldn't breathe -- I thus needed another lifesaving surgery to unblock the airway and a tracheotomy to make sure I could breathe if I re-obstructed. Bummer!

The extremely good news is that Angela Renee and I are doing great -- she's gained more than two pounds since birth, and while she is still in the intensive care nursery, she is doing fabulously! I lost a ton of weight, and almost don't look like I was pregnant! I attribute this to the zero-calorie diet I was on in ICU! (Movie stars with personal trainers don't have anything on me!)

Incidentally, we picked out Angela's name a long time before this crisis, so it seems apropos that it means "angel reborn," (I feel like I got "reborn" anyway).

You can view a Web page of photos at:

Melanie Robbins is pleased to announce: http://homepage.mac.com/tajmari/PhotoAlbum10.html
Password: eyezzz

FYI - Dane and I got married Sept. 25, 2004, so I've changed my last name.

Cheers!

Melanie

Posted by melanie at November 27, 2004 02:57 PM