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My name is Gavin. I am 11 months old. I was born with a genetic disorder called Alpha-1 Antitrypsin Deficiency that caused my liver to go into failure. I was misdiagnosed for 3 months and underwent emergency surgery before they found out what was wrong. I am on the Organ Donation List and am waiting for my "gift of life" so I can have a liver transplant. You can read about my story by clicking {here}. Thank you for visiting my online journal!

*It is our deepest sorrow to inform you that Gavin passed away while waiting to receive a liver transplant. He was only 14 days away from his 1st birthday. Please, if you haven't already, sign up to be a registered organ donor today and talk to your loved ones about your wishes: http://www.donatelife.net/. Thank you all so much for your love and support during this last year.

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Saturday, July 05, 2008

Pictures from UCLA July check-up (6/29/08-7/2/08)

Monday afternoon, after all my testing was done, we took the kids to the pier for the night. It was really fun! It was Gavin's FIRST time at the beach and he loved it. We walked up and down the pier, played in the sand & waves for a little bit, then ate fish & chips for dinner at Bubba Gump Shrimp's Restaurant. The next day we all got to see the NEW hospital building which is AWESOME!!! I put some pictures of it after the slideshow!




{the entrance}

The hallways and lobbies are HUGE!!! And everything is really bright and open, there are windows in every single hallway.


{nursing station}

{patient room, it has its own full size bathtub and shower!}

{playroom entryway, it will soon have a floor to ceiling fish tank, too! The kids playroom is just off to one side, and there is also an outdoor play area that overlooks the city (the kids' floor is on the 5th floor!) with basketball hoops and power wheels for the kids!}

{the teen room}

{outdoor garden area}

1 comment:

Anonymous said...

the new hospital is awesome! it's too mean to compare it to the old one.