Raising a Ventilator Dependent-Child with Congenital Scoliosis and Everything Beautiful in Between
Seven wonderful months at home. I can’t believe that I have not blogged that long. God has been really good to Dana. So much have happened and so many changes, but it all boils down to blessings that God has given, with a lot of help from all who prayed. We were discharged…
Read MoreUpdate: Baby Dana is slowly weaned from the oscillator (high pressure ventilator) ..from mean a pressure yesterday (sunday) of 24 and today she is down to 21. Oxygen of 62% yesterday and today its 53%. Her oxygen saturation is above 85’s. They had to reposition the et tube earlier 5am because chest xray showed it…
Read MoreUpdate: She has had stable vital signs so far and she been tolerating the nurses giving her a bath or changing nappies. Her heart rate and blood pressure raises on stimulation still but very few moments that it decreases below normal. She has been given boluses of sedative pre-stimulation now they started her with oral…
Read MoreJust because the pain is unbearable, I can’t go back and re-tell the story of what my baby had been through and how we are now. We are hopeful and drawing our strength from God and from the love from family and friends. Every prayer makes us and our baby stronger. My sister has been…
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