Leah is off the ventilator again. The first two hours were absolute HELL – she was having so much trouble breathing and was working soooo hard. At this point she is still coughing a lot and working very hard to breathe (even her little shoulders are heaving from the effort), but she is a lot more calm than she was earlier, and the stridor isn’t as bad now that they have given her some racemic epinephrine and also since Mandy sat her up. But she just started coughing again and seems to be having more trouble. ARGH.
This is going to be another very, very long day.
Oh my, I wish it was easier for her! I hope things get better as the night goes on. It sounds like helping her sit up a little would help — hope so! I keep trying to remember that that is all the area of her surgery, so the healing will be a process. So hard, though! Leahbug, tough this rough patch out and things will get soooo much better! Praying for you all!
Go, Leah, go! It’s hard work, but the results will be so worth it!
Hang in there, mamas. You have incredibly hard work, too, and all we can do is send love and support from afar.
Praying for you Leah. I know you will get through this.
Praying for u Leah i know u can be strong n pull urself out of this…..Love u babybug…..Mommas got to be strong to n pray….Hang in there family u got plenty of ppl praying n thinking about Leah…. 🙂