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| Apr 20, F - | Dr. Ayala called me at home at 5:00 AM, and asked me to come to the
hospital to sign some papers authorizing the transferring of Jennifer to Metro General Hospital on Scranton road.
Dr. Ayala felt that Metro had better facilities. Many blood samples were taken from Jennifer, and one
from Jo to see if there had possibly been any intra utero infections passed on to Jennifer from Jo via the placenta.
All tests proved to be negative when analyzed some days later. I arrived at Deaconess at about 6:00 AM,
and signed papers authorizing the Physicians Ambulance Service to transfer Jennifer from Deaconess to Metro.
I was allowed to see Jennifer at Metro at about 8:30 AM. I talked with Dr. King (she was the staff pediatrician
in charge at that time) and Dr. Orenstein (she was the resident assigned to Jennifer). At that time, I assumed
that the residents were pediatric residents, and that they were assigned to the Neonatal Intensive Came Unit (NICU)
of Metro for an extended period of time; however, it seems that the residents that are assigned to the NICU are there
only on a temporary basis (about one month), and they are not necessarily from the pediatric field.
At that time I expressed both my and Jo's concerns for Jennifer's well being. Dr. King seemed surprised
to learn that Jennifer was delivered via a planned C-sect. Jennifer seemed as if she had gone through the
trauma of a normal vaginal birth. Dr. King mentioned that on examining Jennifer, she noticed some signs of
pre-maturity. I went back to Deaconess to visit with Jo. She was still getting pain shots instead of
pain pills. I tried to read the 'HOPE' pamphlet that I had received at Metro to Jo, but I could not hold back
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| Apr 21, Sa - | Got up at 5:00 AM - could not sleep. I went to see Jo at 10:30 AM.
I took Jo's mom to see Jennifer at Metro after her 2:30 to 4:00 visit with Jo. I held Jennifer close
to the window so that mom could see her. The nurses let me borrow an 'instant' camera so that I could take
some pictures of Jennifer for Jo to see. Up to this point, all that Jo was able to see of Jennifer was a
quick glance through the isolette that Dr. Shapiro brought into Jo's room just before taking Jennifer to Metro via
the Physicians Ambulance Service. Jennifer seemed stronger again today - she had her eyes open a bit.
She is still a bit puffy. She has been in an Isolette under the 'Bilirubin' lights the past few days because of some jaundice.
She is also on an I/V.
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the tears while reading. Jo's mom came by for a visit at 2:30. I took her to Metro to see Jennifer -
she cried at the sight. Pete came by with mom and dad in the evening. I took them all over to Metro to
see Jennifer - mom cried. Jennifer seemed to be better a bit. She was all hooked up to monitors and was
inside of an isolette. I got to hold her for the first time. Dr. Orenstein talked with me for a while,
and said that they are running all possible tests to see what Jennifer's problems are. Dr. Orenstein seemed
to be very knowledgeable and concerned.