Visited Hannah a little while ago. She's still doing well enough that the doctors continue to challenge her lungs to take over more of the job of oxygenating her blood (instead of just artificially enriching her oxygen supply, which is OK for stabilizing her but is not a long-term solution). She's maintaining her own blood pressure well enough that they've taken her off both blood pressure medications, and herPDA (an arterial valve that keeps the lungs "turned off" until birth) appears to have closed normally, which should lead to increased lung function as blood flows more freely to them.
She's still fragile enough that we sometimes can't touch her, since any stimulus can get her worked up to the point that the delicate balance of oxygen and carbon dioxide in her blood can get thrown off, and those measurements are crucial to determining how well her lungs are working. This will be less of an issue as she gets stronger.
Tuesday, July 31, 2007
Day 15, Late Evening
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Karl and Carla,
ReplyDeleteWe are still praying for baby Hannah. But, please know, that we are also praying for you to survive this great amount of stress. It is easy (as a parent) to put aside your own needs for your children. You're seeing that right from the start! Try to stay well, rest when you can and give the rest to the Lord to take care of for you.
We love you,
Chris, Amy, Alex and Eliot