Angela's Blog

Well, one step forward  but baby, baby steps.   The incision on her tummy from having her spleen removed is healing beautifully.   That was the first piece of news this morning.  She has staples from mid tummy to lower tummy.   They leave these in for two weeks.

Then, the ICU team comes by.   They are so pleased with her progress that they will most likely kick her out of her very soon.  This is a blessing that things are improving and a fear because she won't be monitored as closely when we move.

Her neck brace came off to move to the next level and make sure she protects her airway.   With tube feeding, she gets to relearn which tube to use for swallowing and which for air a tiny bit slower.  The Doc says eating takes a lot of coordination = good thing Ang is motivated to eat.

With the neck brace off, it is easier to see her little sunken cheek.   This will get fixed tomorrow in a surgery expected to take about 2 hours.

The BIG deal is still no response to commands.   She "cries" more now so it is harder to listen and know she hurts.   


Well, maybe more than you wanted to know but that is this morning's update.

Mom