A Shadow Passed
As of last Thursday there’s a semi-quarantine in the NICU. Because of a spate of respiratory illnesses sweeping through hospitals in southern California, visitors are no longer allowed in the NICU, not even grandparents or siblings. Only parents. Yesterday Charlie had his first session with the occupational therapist and a nice stretch of kangaroo care, and he remained stable and content throughout. He occasionally bradied and desatted but always self-resolved them. Then, just before the evening

