Okay, so that backfired. Now back to Chloe. Last night, after I left, something really sweet happened. Dana said to Chloe, \u201cI wanna climb in bed with you.\u201d Chloe made a motion as if to move over so Dana took the clue. She got in bed with Chloe like Chloe does to her at home. She almost fell asleep just like that. When Dana asked her if she missed being hugged Chloe nodded. So Dana held her as best she could, avoiding all the hoses and monitor wires attached to her. It was Chloe\u2019s first night without a sleep aid medicine. (It doesn\u2019t get much better than that.)<\/p>\n
Today\u2019s early report is that there is a new doctor on PICU for the week and he\u2019s really with it. They will have Chloe in the chair, off the ventilator, and wheeled about for her first outing since arriving in PICU. Off the vent for two times at 4 hour stints is pretty good. She breaths quite well on her own but they do keep the O2 flowing at 40% to keep her levels up. The short-term plan is to get her transferred to the third floor unit after her trach change on Wednesday. <\/p>\n
After she moves it doesn\u2019t mean Party Time. She will still need her rest and she hasn\u2019t been too open to visitors yet. We\u2019ll see as the days progress. We are also so aware of the need to keep her lungs safe. She doesn\u2019t need to get sick with the flu or a bad cold. She\u2019s had a cold for a while now based of what we\u2019ve suctioned out.<\/p>\n
The head of RT\u2026 the Air People\u2026 tried to get Chloe to talk today. He reduced the cuff on her trach, which allows the possibility of speech. She tried but nothing came out. We still need more movement in her vocal cords. This is where we need all our focus. I know this is more than possible. We rewire ourselves daily so, with the speed Chloe does things, this will be done in short order.<\/p>\n
Sandy left for home today, for a much need and deserved break. I\u2019ll take her shift tonight with pleasure. I\u2019ll try and kick Dana out early so she can get some quality sleep. It doesn\u2019t take a rocket scientist to see she needs the rest. Grandma Lee is coming to town tonight so maybe she\u2019ll be able to take a shift or two as well.<\/p>\n
There will be more information later as I get the reports. <\/p>\n
Be Well,
\nRon<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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