Tuesday, January 20, 2009

Lily is off the Vent!

The staff at the PICU finally extabated Lily for the third time last night. It is the first time she is breathing without a ventilator for quite awhile. The last time she was intubated it was because of her respiratory distress that put her back in the ICU and on the road to a third surgery. Shortly after being extabated, Lily had a temperature that later subsided. Her cardiologist and everyone said she looks good but she still has a long road ahead. She has to be transitioned to other medications than the ones she is on now and her feeds have to slowly be increased.

In other news, Lily's grandfather underwent a heart catheterization and 3 blockages were found and treated. Her grandmother had a similiar procedure just about a month ago.

3 comments:

Cathy said...

She may have a way to go, but this is HUGE!! Our prayers remain with you. God bless!

To Love Endlessly said...

our prayers are with you...she's getting so big! :-)

Maureen said...

I am so happy for some good news for your family! My thoughts are with you.