 and that things were improving for our still hospitalized baby, but struggling, as each day requiring medical care meant more debt. Ultimately, our family portion of the boys' care exceeded $80,000. We put some charges on credit cards and attempted to set up payment plans for many of the remaining expenses. The impact of these costs led us to the brink of financial exhaustion on several occasions. We spent a great deal of time thinking about which set of parents we would live with if the cost of care outweighed our ability to pay for housing. We were also very unsure of how we would move forward with other life plans,