Team Shimmy

The chronicle of a family thriving in the middle of a nightmare. You'll laugh a lot more than you expect. Promise.

Friday, August 22, 2008

Simon with Mamaw

Dr. Reed (one of the ICU attendings)

OUTSIDE!!!

Simon, trying to eat Mama's face

Mama, eating Simon's face

PollyAugust 23, 2008 at 5:45 AM
What a beautiful little guy! I love the pics!
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The Fitch-Jenett Family: Team Shimmy was started the day our baby, Simon (aka Shimmy), became suddenly ill (8/1/08) with a rare heart condition called Cardiomyopathy. That day, friends and family rallied around us to form Team Shimmy. This team, which has grown to include new friends and strangers from all corners of the world, has sustained us with love, food, kind words and listening ears. We spent 4 tumultuous months in the ICU at Children's Hospital Oakland. Simon has been steadily improving since that day. He was fed through a tube in his belly (a Mic-key) until December 2013, was diagnosed on the autism spectrum at age 5, receives various types of therapies and is still on meds. Oh, and he's the happiest, most engaging kid we've ever seen. Jaime (Mama) works in public health and Laura (Mommy), is now a hospital chaplain after staying home with Simon or 8 years. To see a 10-min documentary about our family, go to www.youtube.com/watch?v=uGh8dFp2oqk. Contact us at lafitch@gmail.com or jaimejenett@gmail.com

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