I'm sitting here in the "Family Room" with my mommy. We were blessed to run into our sweet
CICU nurse Nicole when we got here yesterday and she got us this room for the night. It is free, and is right outside the
CICU (literally 10 or so steps). We got some pretty good rest last night once we finally got back to the room (around midnight). I woke up a few times because the phone rang, but it was always a wrong number. At 8:40 this morning I jumped out of the bed and looked at my watch and was horrified -visiting hours started at 8:30! I was still groggy from the little bit of sleep medicine I had taken last night but I put on a bra, brushed my hair and ran out the door to the
CICU. I'm sure I was a sight, but I was greeted by the sweet smiling face of our daytime nurse, Wendy. She is not a nurse we have had before, but I immediately knew my little girl had been in good hands since the shift change. She had also had a wonderful nurse last night who had told me she would call me if she cried for me during the night. Thank you Lord for these precious, caring hands that have been with my girl.
Anyways...I know you really want to hear about
YouYou. The most important thing is she is in good hands and she is going to be fine. She will probably be moved to a regular room today and hopefully we will only be here for a few days. They are going to give her iv antibiotics (possibly already have) to treat her for pneumonia. I don't think they are positive that this is what she has but they want to go ahead and start the antibiotics because her chest x-ray looks worse this morning. They had considered putting her chest tube back in because she also has some excess fluid in her chest area but they don't think there is enough to
warrant that. I guess I'd rather have her with an iv again than a chest tube again, but really I just want her to feel better. I can't even describe the defeat I felt when Dr. Romp said he wanted to have her admitted again. I wanted to crumple into the floor (yes, I know that sounds dramatic).
YouYou was
sooooo glad to be home and her little spirit was starting to return, and I know she thinks this must be a never ending nightmare. I keep telling her she is here so that she can feel better and we can go home again, but I wonder if she believes me :)
My mom went to check on
YouYou while I was typing and got an update...she is still sleeping and they just gave her the first round of antibiotics. The nurse said they have to keep her for about an hour afterwards and then she can be moved to a regular room (we'll be in room 520).
I wanted to let you all know that I have gotten several emails from people that want to read our family blog and I will definitely respond to each of you as soon as I can. I haven't posted anything to that blog since before
YouYou's surgery so you aren't missing anything :) I would love to have you read about the amazing journey we have been on the past few years...may God receive all the Glory.
Some of you have called too, and I'm so sorry I haven't returned your calls yet. It hurts so bad to talk right now that I'm trying to just save my talking for
YouYou and the doctors. I know the antibiotic I am on has to start helping soon. I am thankful at least that I am not running a fever so far today.
Specific prayer requests:
- That YouYou's body will respond to the antibiotics quickly
- That the nurses and doctors will have wisdom as they treat YouYou
- That YouYou will be in good spirits and will cointinue to eat and drink
- That I will feel better so that I can be fully attentive to YouYou's needs
- That His light will shine through us
I'll try to post again soon...
