well
it's out!
that big huge breathing tube that was stuck into her face
and all the straps and tape and rubber bands holding it on
all gone
now you can see her cute little face and those lips
ah, those beautiful lips
they did the trach this morning
all went well
she's doing good
still out, but, she did open her eyes
ah, those beautiful eyes
i think she saw me and knew i was there
she was moving around a little
coming 'out of it' slowly
the big scary breathing tube is now sticking out of her throat
but things seem much better
maybe later, they'll let her wake-up a little more
joy to the fishes in the deep blue sea, joy to you and me
Friday, October 12, 2007
trach day
later today they plan to do the tracheostomy
they'll do this procedure at her bedside
this will be great
they'll take out the very large breathing tube from her mouth
and all the related apparatus all over her face and head
and replace it with a much smaller tube directly into her throat
this will help her a lot, in many different ways
today they hooked her to a new dialysis machine to clean her out
her damaged kidneys are working a little
but she'll be on dialysis for some time until they are healthy again
one machine off and one machine on
this is much better and they said they're taking
lots of fluid out of her
this will be good because they really want her to dry out
her new lungs (god bless her donor's family) are working
they still are pumping lots of oxygen in to her
but that amount of air pressure is coming down as well
she's still out like a light but maybe
after the next procedure, they can have her be a little more aware
depending on how well she can handle it
and how much she'll want to be awake
i can't wait til all the stuff's out of her mouth
and she can respond a little and (i bet) smile
they'll do this procedure at her bedside
this will be great
they'll take out the very large breathing tube from her mouth
and all the related apparatus all over her face and head
and replace it with a much smaller tube directly into her throat
this will help her a lot, in many different ways
today they hooked her to a new dialysis machine to clean her out
her damaged kidneys are working a little
but she'll be on dialysis for some time until they are healthy again
one machine off and one machine on
this is much better and they said they're taking
lots of fluid out of her
this will be good because they really want her to dry out
her new lungs (god bless her donor's family) are working
they still are pumping lots of oxygen in to her
but that amount of air pressure is coming down as well
she's still out like a light but maybe
after the next procedure, they can have her be a little more aware
depending on how well she can handle it
and how much she'll want to be awake
i can't wait til all the stuff's out of her mouth
and she can respond a little and (i bet) smile
Thursday, October 11, 2007
after the machine
now that the big scary machine is gone
forever we hope, the nurse cleaned her up
and now she's resting
comfortably, hopefully
she's still under heavy sedation
they decided to let her rest and heal more today
and for the rest of the evening
and maybe tomorrow, they will do the tracheostomy
tracheotomy |ˌtrākēˈätəmē| (also tracheostomy |-ˈästəmē|) noun ( pl. -mies)
an incision in the windpipe made to relieve an obstruction to breathing.
they need to get the ventilator out of her throat
lots of time there's damage to the voice box
i can't imagine what it would be like to never hear her
sweet little voice again
that would shatter my life
and living so far apart with only the phone as our lifeline
well -whew
we'll see what tomorrow brings
forever we hope, the nurse cleaned her up
and now she's resting
comfortably, hopefully
she's still under heavy sedation
they decided to let her rest and heal more today
and for the rest of the evening
and maybe tomorrow, they will do the tracheostomy
tracheotomy |ˌtrākēˈätəmē| (also tracheostomy |-ˈästəmē|) noun ( pl. -mies)
an incision in the windpipe made to relieve an obstruction to breathing.
they need to get the ventilator out of her throat
lots of time there's damage to the voice box
i can't imagine what it would be like to never hear her
sweet little voice again
that would shatter my life
and living so far apart with only the phone as our lifeline
well -whew
we'll see what tomorrow brings
it's gone!
They took out the ECMO
the lung machine that helped her with her gas levels and
all the stuff that lungs do, she's doing on her own!
this machine was big, i mean really big
pumping, hissing, burping, really big and scary
now, ha ha ...it's not there anymore
everything went well and now
she no longer has those huge tubes
filled with blood sticking out of her neck
god love her
maybe later today
they'll take that damn tube out of her mouth
onward and upward
she's making progress
the lung machine that helped her with her gas levels and
all the stuff that lungs do, she's doing on her own!
this machine was big, i mean really big
pumping, hissing, burping, really big and scary
now, ha ha ...it's not there anymore
everything went well and now
she no longer has those huge tubes
filled with blood sticking out of her neck
god love her
maybe later today
they'll take that damn tube out of her mouth
onward and upward
she's making progress
am update
just got back from my morning visit with acacia
she still looks terrible, but in a couple of hours
she's scheduled to have the procedure to remove her from the lung by-pass machine
this is a big monster of a machine and she has had a huge tube in her neck
well, thank god, that's coming out soon!
and then later
they are gonna take the breathing tube out of her mouth and give her a
tracheostomy, where they put the breathing tube directly into her throat
that should be much better for many reasons
so, a big day ahead
pray all goes well, and i'll report later in the day.
the statutes of the lord are right, rejoicing the heart
you can take that to the bank
she still looks terrible, but in a couple of hours
she's scheduled to have the procedure to remove her from the lung by-pass machine
this is a big monster of a machine and she has had a huge tube in her neck
well, thank god, that's coming out soon!
and then later
they are gonna take the breathing tube out of her mouth and give her a
tracheostomy, where they put the breathing tube directly into her throat
that should be much better for many reasons
so, a big day ahead
pray all goes well, and i'll report later in the day.
the statutes of the lord are right, rejoicing the heart
you can take that to the bank
Acacia UpDates
ON THE WAY TO THE HOSPITAL THIS MORNING
WILL UPDATE THIS EVENING
A PURE AND RESTFUL HEART IS A MUST IN THIS CRAZY WORLD
SITUATIONS WILL ARISE THAT WILL SHAKE YOU UP AND ROCK YOUR WORLD
BUT JESUS CAN BE CLOSE BY
TO SOOTHE THE SOUL QUITE THE MIND AND BRING PEACE TO THE HEART
IF YOU ONLY TRUST IN HIM TO DO SO...
WILL UPDATE THIS EVENING
A PURE AND RESTFUL HEART IS A MUST IN THIS CRAZY WORLD
SITUATIONS WILL ARISE THAT WILL SHAKE YOU UP AND ROCK YOUR WORLD
BUT JESUS CAN BE CLOSE BY
TO SOOTHE THE SOUL QUITE THE MIND AND BRING PEACE TO THE HEART
IF YOU ONLY TRUST IN HIM TO DO SO...
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