Month: March 2009

Here is a picture of Adela that I love

I take it all back.  Adela is not having her arterial line out today because she is going to possibly need a bit more blood products.  They have also decided to wait on her catheter so they can get an accurate measurement of her fluid output today.  They are working on weaning her off the

We have made a few milestones today.  Adela is supposed to have her catheter and her arterial line removed later today.  She will remain on the ventilator for now.  They had tried to wean her off yesterday morning but her lungs were still to wet from all her fluid retention.  They upped it back up

Hanging out with Adela in her room.  They have upped her medication and she is a lot more out of it, but at least she isn’t fighting the machine like last night.  It seems to be a real balancing act.  She has been running a temp for a day and half without an obvious cause. 

Steven and I just wanted to send out a big thank you to all our friends and family that have been thinking of Adela.  She is looking better today.  She has been doing really well clearing the fluid out of her system over the last 24 hours.  The nurses have been able to tell a