Today was... well... uneventful. Sam had a good night on the ventilator. He started to pee around 5 am-which is great. He also responded really well to being on the vent. They talked about taking him on the vent today, but the doctor decided that Sam had earned himself a full day off. Their new … [Read more...] about Day 25: October 11
Day 24: October 10 addendum
So, while they were trying to reintubate Sam, they found a blockage. It turns out he had a very severe mucus plug sitting on top of his vocal cords. This plug was blocking his airway, making it difficult for him to breathe. The moment the plug was out, Sam got a bit of his feistiness back and … [Read more...] about Day 24: October 10 addendum
Day 24: October 10
Well, if yesterday was bad, today was just terrible. While Peter and I were visiting Sam, he had another terrible apnea event and had to be bagged. Even though he was not crashing, they called in the crash team. Seeing hoards of nurses and doctors running into my son's room was enough to set off … [Read more...] about Day 24: October 10
Day 23: October 9
I will be brief tonight as, honestly, I am just spent. After the roller coaster of the past few days, I woke up this morning beat down, and my morning call to the NICU just sent that into overdrive. After having an OK day yesterday, Sam took a pretty bad turn during the night. They had to up his … [Read more...] about Day 23: October 9
Day 22: October 8
After the roller coaster and emotional abuse that was yesterday, I was scared to even call the NICU in the morning. My emotions were ready to boil over, and honestly, I was not sure I had it in me to go through another day like yesterday. Poor Peter was trying to decide if he should go to work or … [Read more...] about Day 22: October 8
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