DISCHARGED!!! 3/15/11

At 9:23am my phone rings, I answer it, Hello they say May I speak to Rita Macias I say this is Rita they said HI this is the discharge nurse from Fresno Community your son is being discharged what time can I expect you to pick him up?? I hesitate and say HUH? did you say MY son is being DISCHARGED? She chuckled and said YES!! I said HOLD ON!! I jumped up and shouted and danced for JOY and IN MY shout MY 2 brothers my mother and father joined in and I said Thank You Jesus MY baby's coming HOME!! I regained MY composure got back on the phone and said HELLO... The discharge Nurse said Congratulations MAMA your baby's ready!! I told her i would be there at noon being I had to wait for Marcos since he had the car seat we had been driving with the car seat in the car for the pass week!!! #faith! So Marcos got home and we took off to Fresno Community and walked to the NICU and said our secret code for the last time said goodbye to our nurses our Doctors and Our Social Worker and Thanked them over and over hugged the other parents in our unit and they wished us luck and congratulated us and even prayed for us before we lift! We walked out NEVER forgetting our time there the friendships we made the tears we cried and the laughs we laughed and the stories we heard and told! I feel like I'm leaving a piece of me behind a door in my life is closing while another one is OPENING the RODE was long and bumpy and at times i was dragging myself but I KEPT going forward and this is the day I have been waiting for the day I get to take my MIRACLE home!! Zacariah comes home weighing 5 pounds 6 ounces just the size of a newborn! He's one month and 7 days old!!! my Champ! MY Fighter! My Heart!cutting off his ankle tag! computers off!!!!!

THANK YOU!

Thank You to all the Dr's. Dr. Elliott& Dr.rajani

and to his Day Nurses: Kari,Stacey, Amy,Therry,Adear,Kari(brown hair) Zoupe, Judy, Cece, Rod, Carolyn, Tamara, Kris, Bea, & Faith

Night Nurses: Wileen, Ashley, Diane Ishbel Denise Diann, Tammy, Phobe, Ann, Kathy, Mealine, Donna, Jona, Diane A, Jackie

37 days and 30 nurses and several diff rent Dr's. and RTs We would like to thank You for all Your hard work, commitment and dedication to our Son! we will always be grateful and Thankful! we love you and will always have you in our hearts!

To our social worker Patricia: you made our time here so much more easier thanks for ALL the Lil chats and encouragement!

To the Security: U ROCK!!!

THANK YOU TO ALL WHO CAME AND VISITED, CALLED, TEX ED, FB, WROTE LETTERS IT MEANS AND MEANT SO MUCH TO US

THANK YOU TO ALL WHO PRAYED FOR OUR FAMILY IN THIS VERY DIFFICULT TIME! WE LOVE YOU ARE FAMILY, AND FRIENDS!

Our Time in the NICU 37 days