Arthur Patrick with daughters Abigail and Shea at Easter 2010 in Huntsville.
Abigail with Easter basket and pretty bracelet. She likes bracelets.
Lisa Patrick with daughter Abigail Marie Patrick at Easter in their yard, 2010.
Identical twins Shea (on left) and Abigail Patrick together at Easter 2010.
Arthur Patrick and Abigail in their yard, Easter 2010.
Abby at Chucky Cheese ready to party.
Nana (Peggy), Shea and Mama (Lisa) at Chucky Cheese birthday party.
Abby is ready to hit the open road with her friend Chucky; Daddy (Arthur) is helping.
Papa (Ronald) and Abby are ready to leave home for the party.
Abby was in UAB Children's Hospital, Monday, May 25, 2010, for a colonoscopy and endoscopy. We don't know the full results at this time. She has been in pain from her bottom bleeding (probably from Crohn's disease) and sores in her mouth (probably from reduced immunity to infections). She may need more tests because she continues to throw up and cough. She is home today and went to school this morning.
Shea recently had to have a procedure in her ears due to eczema there. She is fine now.
Both girls graduated from kindergarten yesterday in a well-staged program at their school. Shea and her classmates performed a song and dance called the "Zig Zag Dance." Students were presented diplomas and awards. Abby missed this because she was in the hospital.
The twins will celebrate their sixth birthday on June 28, 2010.
At the end of March, the girls were honored by a fund-raiser given by the Redstone Riders motorcycle club of Huntsville. It was a succesful event and the girls enjoyed it. Thank you, Riders.
The above photo shows Abigail, Arthur, Lisa and Shea sitting on a motorcycle belonging to a member of the Redstone Riders Club of Huntsville.
Above, a member of the Redstone Riders displays his club jacket.
Shea made her stage debut in "Mr. Grumpy's Toy Shop," a musical involving all the students at A.A.A. Magnet School in Huntsville. Shea was a "dolly" along with other kindergarten girls. Shea performed beautifully. The play was a delight to see and hear. The producers and cast did outstanding jobs.
Abby participated in many rehearsals, but at the last minute became bothered by the loudness of practices. Maybe next time she can tolerate it.
Shea has become interested in the Statue of Liberty and likes to pose as the statue. She is also taking violin and art lessons. Both girls attend Sunday School and church. They participate in activities involved with holidays and outings. Abby likes to go shopping with Lisa.
They both have had numerous colds, coughs and fevers. They are scheduled for annual heart catheterizations soon. Abby recently had Botox injections to help with motor functions of her arms and legs.Abby and Shea like school and are doing well there. They ride the school bus together.
Shea had her heart cath/biopsy on Friday, Feb. 12, 2010 and did well. Lisa and Shea spent the night after the procedure at the home of their Nashville "Great Grandparents", Shirley and Jim McLeod. They have been immeasurably helpful since the transplants in Vanderbilt Children's Hospital. Thursday, before Shea's cath, Lisa and Shea were guests of Chris and Carey. Carey Szetela and Lisa knew each other as children in Athens, Georgia when their fathers were doctoral students at the University of Georgia. Shea loves to play with Carey's daughters Lucia and Mira. Abby went with her father, Arthur, to visit their grandmother "Memaw" Patrick.
Abby will have her heart cath/biopsy on Friday, Feb. 19, 2010, at Vanderbilt.Shea made her stage debut in "Mr. Grumpy's Toy Shop," a musical involving all the students at A.A.A. Magnet School in Huntsville. Shea was a "dolly" along with other kindergarten girls. Shea performed beautifully. The play was a delight to see and hear. The producers and cast did outstanding jobs.
Abby participated in many rehearsals, but at the last minute became bothered by the loudness of practices. Maybe next time she can tolerate it.
Shea has become interested in the Statue of Liberty and likes to pose as the statue. She is also taking violin and art lessons. Both girls attend Sunday School and church. They participate in activities involved with holidays and outings. Abby likes to go shopping with Lisa.
They both have had numerous colds, coughs and fevers. They are scheduled for annual heart catheterizations soon. Abby recently had Botox injections to help with motor functions of her arms and legs.
Abby and Shea like school and are doing well there. They ride the school bus together.
Shea had her heart cath/biopsy on Friday, Feb. 12, 2010 and did well. Lisa and Shea spent the night after the procedure at the home of their Nashville "Great Grandparents", Shirley and Jim McLeod. They have been immeasurably helpful since the transplants in Vanderbilt Children's Hospital. Thursday, before Shea's cath, Lisa and Shea were guests of Chris and Carey. Carey Szetela and Lisa knew each other as children in Athens, Georgia when their fathers were doctoral students at the University of Georgia. Shea loves to play with Carey's daughters Lucia and Mira. Abby went with her father, Arthur, to visit their grandmother "Memaw" Patrick.
Abby will have her heart cath/biopsy on Friday, Feb. 19, 2010, at Vanderbilt.
Abby and Shea are home in Huntsville, Alabama with their parents Lisa and Arthur. They have returned to school. Shea is playing soccer. Abby continues to love school and do her therapies.
Abby had an endoscopy and a colonoscopy in Birmingham after the Huntsville hospitalization. Her endoscopy results were good, but the colonoscopy revealed problems which are not fully diagnosed at this time. She had to got to Vanderbilt Children's Hospital in Nashville to get a check-up from her transplant doctors.
While in Nashville, Lisa, Arthur, Shea and Abby were given much loving care and hospitality by Shirley and Jim as well as Carey and Chris. Lisa's childhood friend Lisa B. visited the Huntsville hospital. Many of Lisa and Arthur's church friends helped by babysitting and bringing meals. We are so grateful for all these wonderful people.
Papa and Nana had planned for the girls to spend some fall break time with us in a Pensacola Beach condo (we already had it rented), but the hospitalizations caused us to postpone their visit till Thanksgiving.
Here is Shea with her teacher from A.A.A. school. The teacher brought school work that Shea had missed. Thank you for the visit.
Here is Abby with dolls brought to her from her friends at church. Thank you.
Papa blows up a rubber glove for Abby. Notice Papa is wearing a hospital gown.
