Ryn Tale's Book of Days:

Sometimes in the heart of a lion you find a tale or two. This is the story of life with my beautiful 27-weeker preemie warrior princess.

Monday, July 21, 2025

Acts of Hope

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It's been a minute since I wrote last and there has been lots of change.  After my last post Ellie had another surgery or two. The total...
Tuesday, March 28, 2023

No Solid Ground

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Ellie between surgeries.  It's been an unexpected roller coaster of a 2023 so far. In November of 2022, 9 days after Ellie's 20th bi...
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Monday, September 19, 2022

Transitions and Systemic Challenges

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 The population has outgrown the infrastructure in the United States. What do I mean by that?  Quite simply, doctors predicted that the popu...
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Friday, December 24, 2021

Happy Holidays and New Year!

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 Hi everyone, Ellie's new glasses As I write I can't help but wish health, safety, and happiness to all. It's been a hard time f...
Tuesday, April 06, 2021

2021 Check In/ Be In

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 Hi Everyone, We are still here and all vaccinated with Moderna. Because of Ellie our whole household and her carers were all able to get va...
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Wednesday, July 22, 2020

2020 Post, COVID-19 Edition

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Hi Everyone, Checking in. We are ok - COVID-free so far. We are pretty much trying to shelter in place as it'd be bad if Ellie got th...
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Sunday, March 10, 2019

Ellie's Healing Powers

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It's been roughly over a 2 months since we were in the ER on New Year's Eve wondering what the future would bring...wondering if ...
Friday, January 11, 2019

Inter-Ventricular Shunt Discontinuity and Other Nightmares

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Ellie in the ED 12/31/18 Hi Everyone, I thought 2018 was a rough year. 2019 came in before the ball even dropped and decided it was g...
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Sunday, November 25, 2018

Because her life depends upon it...

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Hi Everyone, Ellie Prom 2018 Ellie turned 16 two weeks ago and I can hardly believe it. Because she is 16 we are thinking a lot about...
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Monday, February 26, 2018

She's Driving

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Ellie is working on driving her electronic wheelchair. We hope to get to bring it home this summer! 
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Saturday, February 17, 2018

Stand Out Days

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Hi. Back from my surgery - new hip installed. Very unhappy to find out the technology did not include iron man type capabilities or even Wi...
Sunday, January 28, 2018

Happy 2018 and Ellie is 15

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Ellie practicing her sitting at PT Hi Everyone, It's been awhile. Where to start...Ellie is doing great. She's healthy, happy...
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Thursday, December 29, 2016

Happy New Year!

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New Year's Eve 2015: Ellie and Mama and Serafina Hi Everyone, As usual I have been meaning to write for some time now.  Life has ...
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Wednesday, May 25, 2016

DJ Ellie! Ellie starts a Sound Cloud channel

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DJ Ellie Hi Everyone, It's been awhile as it's been a hard year for us as a family. But that is the content for another post....
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Wednesday, November 11, 2015

Happy 13th Birthday Princess Ellie!

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Ellie on her 13th Birthday, November 9 13 13 13! How do I tell you about 13? For the first time this year Ellie let us sing Hap...
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Kathryn
Boston, United States
On a rainy Saturday at 3:01pm on November 9th,2002 Ellie was born three months early at 27 weeks and 5 days weighing 2 pounds 9 ounces and 14" long, (HUGE for a 27-weeker). Against all odds, a 9.5 minute anoxic ischemic event, grade 3 IVH, acquired hydrocephalus, cerebral palsy, severe reflux, PVL, and seizures she is healing, thriving and the love of our lives. I am grateful every day that she is still here with me filling my life with love and wonder. I call her my warrior princess. This is our story.
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