Hey Ya'll,
I just wanted to let ya'll know that my family and I are back from Oklahoma. We got back home Sunday evening in time for it to start storming. But , we all had a good time while we were their. Like I posted in the one before this one. My Cousin , Hannah Pike Graduated 1 week ago today. We are all so very proud of her and all she does. She's such a good kid. Now, I'm not saying that Jessica and Aidan arn't good kids too. Because they are very good kids. I just love all of them to pieces. And , I miss them already. Once again , Hannah , I'm so proud of you sweetheart. You sure looked so Beautiful the night of your Graduation in what I liked to call it your "Taylor Swift Sun Dress!"

We are in Tulsa , OK until Sunday or so

Hello Everyone ,
I am now blogging from my Wonderful Aunt Betty & Wonderful Uncle Dan 's house in Tulsa , OK . We're here for my Cousin Rhonda 's Daughter , Hannah Marie 's High School Graduation which was held at their church last night . It was a great and Beautiful Graduation . It was alot COLDER in the Church Auditorium this time around then it was 2 years ago. When her Older sister , Jessica Danielle Graduated High School . Now, we have 11 yrs. or so until their Little Brother , Aidan has his High School Graduation . So , I just wanted to let everyone know that I've not " Fallin' off the Earth" so to speak. I just want Hannah to know how VERY proud I am of you in all of your accomplishments. You are such a sweet and Beautiful Girl inside and out. You have such a Beautiful Soul. And , I do and ALWAYS will LOVE YOU! If you ever are in a "Slump" Get Jessica or your Mom to get my Cell #! Don't ever hesitate to call me Day OR Night. Once Again , I love you. Love Always , Randee Danielle McCaghren ( Jessica & Yours & Aidan's FAVORITE COUSIN, Randee

I'm 24

Hey Ya'll,
It's me, "The Birthday Girl" here. Ok, Yes Ladies and Gentleman. I'm here to report that I'm finally able to tell people that yesterday Friday, May 15 , 2009. I, Randee Danielle McCaghren. Has turned 24 years old now! I'm so incredably EXCITED to finally be able to tell all of "My Homies" that I'm now offically 24 yrs. old! I've offically entered "ADULTHOOD!" I know other people say that when you turn 18 years old. Your their! No , not this chick. I wanted to stay "A Kid" Just a little bit longer! So, yesterday afternoon , My Parents & I went and got my hair done. Now, People, When I say "Get my hair done" I mean Cut and Colored all in the same day. I NO LONGER have "LONG Brunette / Red hair". It's Cut SHORT just like TLC's Kate Gosslin , The Mom of Twin Girls Cara and Madelyn, and 6 Little ones Collin , Aidan , Joel , Alexis , Hannah , Leah . And we can't forget her Husband, Jon. "Jon & Kate + 8" Red hair with Alburn High Lights in it. "We" , Meaning the lady who did the cutting copied off the recent People Magazine with Kate on the cover. But, I like it so far. I still think some needs to come off around the ears. Because Kate always has the right side in her right eye almost. And , the left side is short. But, I'm kinda glad that we stopped when she did. Because, I was litterally getting cross eyed and hungry too. From sitting there during the Hair cut and the Coloring processes. Next time I'm taking a book and a snack or something. Because , I know from this LONG experience that I'm gonna NEED it. Oh , My Mom got a Hair do of her own too. then , we met Joshua at "Los Mochis" here in Commerce , TX. Then we got to go see all but the last I'm guessing 15 minutes of Matthew McConughey & Jennifer Garner , Micheal Douglas 's latetest movie "Ghosts of Girlfriends Past" Which was for the most part CUTE! I mean Come On Ladies . . . And , NO Ladies Matthew doesn't get Shirtless in this movie... It's Matthew McConughey!!! So, It was a good movie we are home now. And , I'm heading to bed now. I hope everyone has a good week. And I probably won't do another post until Monday or so. I love you all. Thank You to some of you for My Birthday Wishes! I appreciate them all. Love Ya Always , Randee

R . I . P Kayleigh Ann Freedman June 23, 2008 - May 11 , 2009

Hello Everyone ,
OK , for those who haven't heard the sad news yet . . . Ladies you MIGHT wanna grab some Kleenexes before reading any farther. The news is that 11 month old Little Kayleigh Ann Freedman , Better known to the blogging world as "Baby Kayleigh" died lastnight in her Hospital Bed in the NICU at 9:44 P. M . I'm guessing that she died in her sleep . She left behind her Daddy & Mommy to take care of her older sister & older brother . Even though she is gone from this life . Little Kayleigh still lives on in her Mommy 's & Daddy 's and her older Sister 's & her older Brother's Hearts. And also in all of the hearts of the strangers around the world who loved to go to her parents Blogs to get to know and read about her life with family . I can tell you right now that my heart is still breaking for her family. To The Freedman Family , Like I said above , My heart goes out to you guys and gals ! Just know that Kayleigh is in a better place now . She's in NO Pain what - so - ever ! She's a Happy Camper ! NOT saying that she wasn't Happy down here on Earth. I 'm saying that she is Happy to be with Our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ . And , You'll be with her again soon. And , I hope that I'm not gonna step on anyones toes here. But , to the Kids . I have a solution for you 2 if you get sad and you miss her at night and all . Maybe if it's alright with your Mom & Dad maybe if some of her stuff isn't already packed and ready for the move . Maybe you each can pick something out like a blanket Kayleigh got to use to keep as a keep sake . And also , I've found that in the room where one of my loved ones who has now died slept . I always sleep on that person's (Both Grandpa's) side of their beds when I'm over . Maybe , if it's ok with your parents ask them if maybe this Friday or this Saturday night one or both or all of ya could make palots in the floor in Kayleigh 's room since none of you can lay in Kayleigh's Baby Bed . Or make a family inside camp in her room on a weekend . And this can go on for in the new house too . Have your parents put out Kayleigh's things as if she were coming home. And camp out in the floor on the weekend. Love & Hugs Always , Randee

R . I . P " Miss. Kayleigh Ann Freedman"
June 23 , 2008 - May 11 , 2009

Happy Mother's Day Mama

Dear Mama,
Ok, I'll try not to cry. But , theres NO GARENTEES that it'll happen that way. But , I want to tell you that I'm so thankful everyday that Dad found you , Dated you , and FINALLY married you , And YES Girl I'm gonna say it ya'll made me and Joshua , with the help of God & Our Lord and Savior , Jesus Christ , the 2 most finest grown up kids in the world . I think that he did a fantastic job. I think you are the sweetest and most caring person that I know. I mean you basically stop whatever your doing and you bend over backwards to help who ever do what ever. Including me with my medical stuff , Getting better after each Surgery / You stay with me at the Hospital even for just a night's Sleep Study so that Dad could stay home long enough to get Josh to School and then he'd go to work. and also you try your best to help our family try to stay as Healthy as possible. I for 1 THANK YOU! You are and ALWAYS will be My Best Friend until the day both of us dies. And , then you'll be my Best Friend in Heaven too. But , for now lets NOT think that way just yet. It's like the Kenny Chesney song "Everybody wants to go to Heaven, But Nobody wants to go Now!"And , I know we have our moments of wanting to strangle each other . Every Mother & Daughter does . But , I'm truly Honored to have you as My Mom . And , you know like the sad thing that happend 11 yrs. ago with Kelli Farmer 's Mom . . . That got me thinking what would we do without you. All I could tell you is We'd all be very sad to not get to see your Beautiful Face every Day , And to hear your sweet Singing & Talking voice. But, I'm so thankful that nothing like that happend and hopfully it never will. I love you with all of my heart and soul. Your Beautiful inside and Out! And , I have to say your THE BEST COOK EVER !!!!!!!

Hey There Ya'll ,
So ok , this post won't be a "Full Post " as I normally do. But , I just have a question that my dear friend , Kelly Stamps , of "Kelly's Korner" posted on her post not the latest blog this past Thursday afternoon but, the one before that . " What would you have for your last meal if you knew your going to die soon? Weather it be , From a certain deases or Normal Causes? Oh Boy , Mine would be , AS MUCH " KFC " AS POSSIBLE , CHILI'S MONSERELLA CHEESE STICKS WITH RANCH DRESSING , COCA COLA ON THE ROCKS/ PEPSI ON THE ROCKS

Update on Baby Stellan from MckMama herself

a good play with an awful hand
In essence, what Dr. A was doing for our son today was making a good play when being dealt an awful hand.Those were actually his words. Not mine. I'd like to give credit where credit is due. And, as you'll find, Dr. A deserves lots of credit after today. Stellan made it through his procedure and is not extubated yet. They want to keep him on the ventilator for a while since this morning was so complicated for his little body. We are in the recovery room right now. He is finishing off a blood transfusion they started earlier, and we'll head back to the CICU (Cardiac Intensive Care Unit) shortly. We will likely be back on the regular cardiac floor by tomorrow. Of all the scenarios that Dr. A could possibly have found once he was in Stellan's heart, unfortunately the location of Stellan's accessory pathway was in the least desirable and most complicated position possible. It was a long and involved procedure, but they didn't have to open up his chest at all because they were able to avoid the need for a pacemaker (at this point, signs are pointing to him possibly needing one in the future, perhaps when he is old enough to get one without requiring open heart surgery). Today the cardiologists accessed Stellan's heart through his neck and three openings in his groin. One unexpected thing that was discovered during surgery today was that Stellan has Patent Foramen Ovale. The hole, present during fetal development, that connects the atria through the septum, which usually closes at or shortly after birth, is still open in Stellan's heart. I have no idea yet about the ramifications of that hole still being open, but I don't think it's a big deal. It worked out great today, in fact, as Dr. A didn't have to puncture Stellan's septum! He just threaded his instruments right through Stellan's Patent Foramen Ovale to gain access to the left side of his heart! Seriously, modern medicine is amazing.Dr. A was able to indeed locate Stellan's accessory pathway, a parahisian mid septal pathway that lay right on Stellan's AV node. It was so close to Stellan's normal conduction pathway as to almost be commingled. It was this unfortunate placement of Stellan's extra pathway that made today's procedure so complicated and risky. The good news is Stellan's his pathway was nowhere near his coronary artery, so that was not damaged. The bad news is that the AV node is necessary for the heart to beat properly, and Stellan's AV node was damaged today. It is through the AV node that normal conduction flows. Damage to the AV node is what causes heart block (When the upper and lower parts of the heart do not electrically communicate with each other, therefore beating autonomously instead of in synchrony like a normal heart beat. Heart block often necessitates the implantation of an artificial pacemaker.). The doctors found it very difficult, impossible it now seems, to get rid of Stellan's mid septal pathway without damaging his AV node. The long and short of it is that Dr. A danced an impressively fine line today, wanting to destroy Stellan's extra electrical pathway as much as he could so we could get rid of his capacity for SVT, while not wanting to utterly destroy Stellan's AV node and cause complete heart block, thus possibly requiring open heart surgery and a pacemaker. The result, we all feel, was the best play possible, given the unfortunate hand we were dealt (as regards the location of Stellan's accessory pathway). In the process of ablating the pathway (using cryo ablation instead of radio frequency ablation, a change Dr. A made mid-stream after realizing how risky it would be to actually use radio frequency), Stellan's AV node was damaged. He was left with (what seems now to be Complete) Right Bundle Block. This means that his entire right ventricle no longer receives electrical impulse as far as when to beat. Instead of beating in harmony with the atria, it's doing it's own ineffective thing. The great news is that Stellan did not end up with Complete Heart Block on both sides! His left ventricle (which could easily be argued to be more important than the right) is sill functioning properly, receiving the correct impulse from the atria. We are so very thankful for that.Accepting that Stellan now has Complete Right Bundle Block is the price we must be willing to pay as a trade-off for Stellan's accessory pathway being probably completely destroyed.As soon as Dr. A saw that the AV node was being damaged and heart block was being caused, he stopped the ablation process immediately. He did try to go in again later and just see if he could ablate a teeny, tiny bit more, but as soon as the catheter even got near the AV node, before he even began ablating at all, more heart block started to appear so he figured that was God's way of saying enough is enough. He didn't push things any further and estimates that the procedure, from that standpoint, was about 65% effective. Mentioning those odds were considered a "failure" in this field, he reminded me that he is confident this was the best outcome we could have hoped for, considering Stellan's pathway was on his AV node.If Stellan's SVT does come back (about a 35% chance that it will), there will be only two options: Try to find a regimen of anti arrhythmic drugs to hold Stellan out of SVT until he is old enough to have another ablation (and a pacemaker...see next paragraph), or to go ahead and do another ablation (and pacemaker, as the AV node will have to be destroyed) now.There is no other option for ablation that does not include a pacemaker, however. If Dr. A has to go back in Stellan's heart to ablate the pathway if it comes back, there is no more room to ablate it a little without killing the AV node. Another ablation will mean a pacemaker, which will mean open heart surgery if Stellan is still young. If he is older and big enough, though, he could get another ablation and pacemaker much less invasively. There is even the chance that once Stellan is about 20 kilos (at about age 4), that his accessory pathway, if it is not entirely gone already, might move away from the AV node a bit as Stellan grows, making a complete ablation of that pathway without destroying the rest of the AV node a minute possibility.Because Dr. A was not able to ablate as aggressively as he would have optimally liked, we will stay here for a few more days at least. Stellan will have an esophageal study on Thursday to try to map Stellan's heart again and to try to induce SVT. Depending on what happens when Dr. A tries to induce SVT, we will determine the plan from here on out. If Stellan's SVT does not come back, we will be able to go home with Stellan on no drugs. As I wrap up this post, Stellan is now off the ventilator and able to eat. We are in the CICU and will be through the night. I nursed Stellan and he fell back asleep. His blood transfusion is done, but some of his labs are still really low, so he'll be getting some other stuff (not sure what at this point..bicarbs or something and other thigns). He'll also be given a diuretic to help him get rid of the fluid that is in his lungs and his tissues (that built up when his heart was in such high SVT since yesterday afternoon). Thank you so much for your prayers and concerns. Even more updates and photos of our sweet boy to come soon!

Joshua is in TX

Hey Everyone ,
I know it's been a just a few days ago since I posted on here last . But , Have I got some BEYOND GREAT News for all the family and Friends in the TX area . Joshua called our house yesterday morning at 1:30 A . M . . . And he told Mom that he had just gotten information on a Flight out of the N . Y . C airport to the one in Dallas / Ft. Worth . set to land here at around 10 : 30 ish . . . few hrs later he calls us back and says that he had to have the number to his flight changed for some reason that I don't remember at the moment. Wait , I think the reason was that it was snowing in Houston . But that he'd be boarding the plane as soon as he could . Well , he calls again and the flight has been delayed by a few minutes and when it finally takes off it sent him to Ohio to get on a plane to come straigh to Dallas . All of this to say Joshua 's plane FINALLY arrived to Dallas / Ft . Worth Airport around 11:15 P. M . Last night . We drove half way home to stop off and eat at Ihop. And didn't get home till have 2:30 or so this morning .

NEW YORK SHOOTING & NEW KITTENS

Hello Ya'll,
I am here again to post 3 Things. The 1st thing is that our hearts and prayers go out to the victoms and the loved ones of the people that were involved in the shooting today. 2.) For all of The McCaghren Family members and Friends , on here that know that , My Brother , Joshua lives there in New York . I want all of ya'll to know that he is perfectly FINE! He was at a photo shoot this morning and he didn't even know about the shootings until Mom and I told him about it 1 - 2 hrs. ago or so. 3.) On to some MORE exciting news . . . . WE HAVE BRAND NEW KITTENS ! ! ! That were born either early this morning or last night. Dad and Mom and I wouldn't know when since Dad and I were in the living room watching some rented movies. And , Mom was working on tax paper work ! ! ! Anyway, I think that " Blondie" our Blonde extreamly fat cat has FINALLY given birth . . . 2 Days ago she looked like she was about to POP ! ! ! But , We also have a Black / Gray cat also Pregnant and I've seen both of them. The Black / Gray one is still preggers. "Blondie" I've only seen her form a far she snuck her head around the corner of the Garage Door this morning. So I think they are hers. Anyway HAPPY DAY FOR US!!!!!!!!!!!!!

HAPPY ST. PATRICKS DAY YA'LL

Hey Everyone,
I know it's been a little over 2 weeks or so since I had the chance to post for ya'll last. We have all been doing good. All , Except my Dad. He's been down in bed with a VERY BAD MIGRAINE for the past 3 days straight or so. He's only gotten up to use the restroom . Or , if he felt like he could eat. He would be up long enough to eat and then either go back to bed. Or he'd lay on our couch / recliner chair. Anyway. Mom , Joshua , and I and all the pets are glad that he's getting better . And felling like trying to work on things around our mobile home. Dad , I'm so glad that your getting back to your funny , YOUNG self. And I'm also REAL glad that you are feeling some better. Your in my thoughts and prayers always. I love you , You CRAZY IRISH Daddy , You! Happy St. Patricks Day! Love Always , Your 's & Mama 's " Baby Girl !"

R . I . P William Cecil Summers Oct. 30th, 19?? - Feb 20 , 2009

Hey Everybody ,
I know it seems that this is the season for funerals and all. Has ya'll know there have been several deaths in my family lately. Here is a list of all of them thus far are listed below for you all if you wanted to try and keep up.


1.) My Family 's Cat "Froggy" She was a Simease Kitten probably about 3 weeks old when my Dad found her " Deader than a Door Nail" She looked like she was just laying there sleeping laying there in the sun.

2. ) Our Calico Kitten "Callie" She was about 8- 10 weeks old when she died. She was laying in the EXACT SAME spot that "Froggy" was when she died.

3. ) One of My Family Pets , That I named Daphne , She was only liking 2 - 4 days turning 3 Yrs. old when she was hit and accidently killed by one of our neighbors down the street.

4.) My Great Uncle William Cecil Summers , He's My Dad's Uncle He died a week ago TODAY!

R . I . P " Daphne " Feb. 11 , 2006 - Feb . 7 , 2009

Hello Everyone ,
Today is a very sad and also depressing day for The McCaghren Family. This morning our sweet and loving Great Pyreneese , Who I " Daphne " who was just 3 years old got hit. Mom and Dad took her to our vet. After they looked her over they were about to start prepping her for surgery. To fix her torn spleen. But , Sadly it was just too late. She bled inside too much. Then , She died. She'll be greatly missed by all . We love and miss you Sweet Girl! Love , Randee , Josh , Mom , Pawdre

R . I . P "Callie!" from Nov. 2008 - Feb. 2009

This is a very special but yet very sad post today. As today marks the day that either during the night or some time this morning one of our newest additions , Our sweet and cute and cuddly beloved Kitten , Who we named "Callie " has passed away. " Callie " was a pretty and so very feisty little Callico Cat. She was a scrapper that's for sure. She was the funniest little cat that I think I'd ever met. She had the cutest little " Meow " ! I'll deffinetly miss her "meows" and of course her sweet little face . Those little green eyes that always looked so sad unless her buddy/ Brother " Blonde " was around. He always played with her. She was begining to be such a good hunter too. I think she took some " pointers " from "Comacozie"! Her adopted big sister. She was a fighter too. Man , Some of our puppies loved to "Rough House" with her. Of course I think you all can guess who would end up winning! YEP! Dear ole " Callie Girl ". Little Stink Pot! I truly loved that kitten. I thought I'd NEVER like kittens much less Cats. BUT, Turns out I do. Weird I know! S0, as I close this post. I want to say , " Bye Callie Girl " , We miss you lots sweet Girl! Have fun playing with all those " Kitty Angels "! I love you. Love, Randee