Archive for November, 2009

Made it throught the night

Tuesday, November 10th, 2009

UPDATE: Elizabeth says the doctor just made it official -- we're going home today! ORIGINAL: Taylor made it through the night with no supplemental oxygen. We are currently awaiting the doctor's final word, but a nurse says the wheels on the discharge machine have been set in motion. It was a night ...

False alarm

Monday, November 9th, 2009

And we're off. Had a scare when the alarm went off immediately after hooking her up. Bad sensor. Replaced, and we're off and running. Here is my companion for the evening.

Reporting live from Camp CHS

Monday, November 9th, 2009

We are not going home today, as previously hoped. Taylor needs to be off of supplemental oxygen for 24 hours, and last night we had to put her back on for a little while while she slept. This, the nurse tells us, is completely normal, and the most difficult part. ...

Not to get our hopes up or anything …

Sunday, November 8th, 2009

It's been a great day for Taylor. Early afternoon, they took her completely off of supplemental oxygen, and she's done well. They're increasing the amount of time between her breathing treatments too. All good news. But tonight comes the real test. Every night so far we've had to increase her ...

Swine flu

Sunday, November 8th, 2009

We were suspecting as much, but we got the official word thus morning that Taylor did indeed catch the H1N1 flu strain. Our weekend getaway at Camp Children's has been extended for "a couple more days at least." The good news is we are past the worst part of it. The ...