Happy Thanksgiving

I would like to wish everyone involved with the ECMO Program here a happy and safe Thanksgiving.

ECMO in Philadelphia

Viewed from the South Street Bridge ( an easy walk from the hospital)

Here she is

On VA ECMO as a newborn; now 4

Which one was the ECMO patient?

This is for Jamie S.*

* last names have been omitted to protect the guilty!

How is it that you don't just love the idea of an ECMO team blog? I haven't found any others yet (but then agan I don't really know how to look for them, and I haven't tried) Take that!

Quotation of the Day

This is our purpose: to make as meaningful as possible this life that has been bestowed upon us; to live in such a way that we may be proud of ourselves; to act in such a way that some part of us lives on.
Oswald Spengler
German historian & philosopher (1880 - 1936)

Calling the parents and patients

The ECMO Team is looking for an easy way for our ECMO family to keep in touch with us. I would like our families to be able to post messages and pictures. Get in touch with me, and I'll figure out how to put it on the site. Thanks, Jim

This is why we do what we do!

Needs help with blogging

I need to try to use this new tool. Blogging seems so easy, why am I having such a hard time getting into it?