23/03/2024
4 years ago today we officially went on national lockdown. People were sent to stay home and save lives.
4 years ago today Romeo was due to have an MRI before his pacemaker was inserted, our only opportunity for him to ever have an MRI to find out what was really going on inside. The anaesthetist took one look at him and his notes and refused, she was too concerned that he would go into arrest in the machine and they wouldn’t be able to get him out in time for CPR. So instead we carried him down to theatre for his pacemaker, the cardiac anaesthetist placed the defib pads on his chest whilst we kissed him goodbye, they honestly thought they would have to use them as they put him to sleep but in true Romeo style he handled the anaesthetic well and the surgery was a success. Whilst he was in theatre Boris made the announcement, full lockdown. Daddy was lucky to see him in PICU before being asked to leave the hospital, only one parent was allowed to stay.
4 years ago today we could have got a lot of answers if he had that MRI, it would have saved the pain and suffering of a lot more investigatory biopsies he had to have to rule out genetic conditions. To this day we still don’t know what was really going on on the inside and to be honest I don’t think we ever truly will 💔