Hope had a great night. She got a little bath, which she wasn't sure if she liked or not. The nurse said that she would cry a little and then stop and look at her, and repeat. The I.V. line in the hand was leaking, so that was removed and she got a new one in her right foot. Now her hands are pretty much free, and both feet are all taped up. There goes the soccer scholarship. They weaned her further off the vent, reducing the number of breaths delivered by the machine to 5/minute, and they will likely extubate after morning rounds. She seemed to tolerate breast milk well through the NG tube, that may be resumed after extubation or she may be allowed to try taking it by mouth, depending on how well she's doing otherwise.
Typically, the kids at CHOP are intubated through the nose but she had some obstructions which they think are resolving with time. Doesn't seem like a big deal, but they will continue to monitor. But, with the breathing tube in her mouth, she has been sucking on it like its a permanent binky. Its kinda cute.
Thanks for checking in!
Hope Eloise
A family shot in front of the Giant Heart at the Franklin Institute. Seems appropriate.
2 comments:
It's nice to hear that Hope is really making some progress. We are praying for her speediy recovery.
Collett thinks Hope is really cute and she didn't even notice all the tubes.
Laura and Eric
Our thoughts are with you all. Thanks so much for sending all the updates. We are all here if you need anything at all - just yell! But not around Hope!
Take care!
Holly Rutkowski
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