Morning Update

Kim had a good, restful night with Cheryl giving her a pair of pigtails and a bit of a bath. She was very alert and still grumpy about the vent, but she understands why it needs to stay in for now and agrees its the right course. Still super grumpy tho, but way less than I would be. She's such a trooper.

This morning she did another breathing trial to see if she's ready to go off the ventilator and once again the decision was made to delay. Shortly after her oxygen saturation dropped to the high 60s and she started turning blue. Her oxygen from the vent was immediately boosted to 100% and she was given a sedative. She slowly recovered her oxygen levels but it was a pretty scary few minutes.

We still don't know what's causing her persistent fever. They've ruled out a virus, and so far they haven't identified a specific bacteria. The fever could also be caused by rejection, and the team continues to rule out what they can.

The plan for today is keep her as comfortable as possible while not putting her completely under any more than absolutely necessary. If her numbers stabilize, we will try another breathing test but realistically I think she'll be on the vent for at least a day or two more.

I'll post more as more happens, but it's likely to be an uneventful day.