Saturday, August 09, 2008

On Room Air

As of now Emma has been in the hospital just shy of 2 weeks. Yesterday, Emma had a 3rd bronchoscopy and the Pulmanologist was able to place a shorter non-custom tracheostomy tube instead of her normal customized tube. She was in the PICU for the procedure and did so well she was transferred to the Pediatric floor(where she has been staying) shortly thereafter. Emma has continued to need Oxygen (O2) support to keep her blood-oxygen levels up since the original bronchoscopy on July 28th. Well we are happy to say that Emma has worked hard along with her Nurses, Respiratory Therapists and Doctors to wean off of the O2; and is now on ROOM AIR. This is wonderful because not only is she back to her baseline from when we were admitted but she is also on a standard tracheostomy tube and tolerating it. This is BIG because she IS one step closer to getting her trach out. There is no actual date in site but we are getting there. Praise God for our Little Miracle and how far she has come in such a short time. We are still waiting on the results of the EEG but we may not here the results before we are discharged, as we are tentatively scheduled to be going home tomorrow. We will keep you all posted as we get more information. Thank you all for your prayers and support during this hospital stay and always.

1 comment:

Dave and Kelli said...

Yeah to being one step closer!! She really is SO amazing in her ability to smile and truly live during her adventurous life! Love her so much. And you guys - so amazing as well! You are all so VERY special!! LOVE!! Kelli