Raising a Ventilator Dependent-Child with Congenital Scoliosis and Everything Beautiful in Between
Happy New Year everyone. For families with children having disabilities, every moment that our kids are healthy and well is happiness to us. I guess all parents are like that. But having a child with complex issues, being able sustain good health and actually start activities like other kids do is more…
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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…
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Finally, Dana has been transitioned to a home vent called Trilogy. She was previously tried on the other called LTV but she unfortunately didn’t do well with it. This Trilogy, they say, is more suited for her because it gives her breaths the moments she breathes. We are going home with it. And it is…
Read MoreUpdate: Yesterday, Dana had a fever. No problems with her recent surgeries, trach and g-tube placement. She has had no breathing problems lately. But yesterday until today, she has fever, but she is more calm today. Her heart rate is still elevated though as high as 230 when agitated and…
Read MoreUpdate: She is now bigger..and that’s not because of fluids. Thank God, baby Dana has been doing well this week. The plan still is to wean her totally from the rest of her iv meds and the ventilator. They have been slowly weaning her this week..really slow to make sure that they won’t have to…
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…
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