Thursday 8 November 2012

Who's Child is this??

You might not believe this, but sometimes I have a difficult time hearing all the good news from the doctors.  I'm so used to hearing terrible news that I remain very guarded with all the encouraging reports that continue to come in.  Hope had an amazing day!  We saw Dr. Ross in the morning and he expressed that she was doing so much better than he had expected.  They extubated her first thing in the morning, took her off all heart assisting drugs and removed the ART line they worked so hard to get in yesterday.  Later in the morning they removed her chest tube, the most uncomfortable one.  She still has two small drains remaining, but appears to still be comfortable.  In the afternoon, they removed her central line from her neck.  We are glad to see the central line gone, as every time she has had one before, it resulted in a blood clot.

By 3:30 pm she was comfortable enough, on narcotics, to be held!  It was incredible to have her back in my arms, I didn't miss a single day holding her!  She has been weaned down on her pain medications and our goal is to have her on only Tylenol sometime soon.  We were also told today that they plan to move her up to ICE tomorrow!  I cannot believe she's ready for ICE, and yet I can clearly see that she is.

Thank you so much for praying Hope through this difficult time.  She has done incredibly well so far and we continue to see the power of God moving through her life.  You all play a role in getting her to where she is, we have much to celebrate.  Please keep praying that she will continue to do well and do better than expected!

10 comments:

  1. Love love love this update! Thank you for sharing this wonderful news with all of us.

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  2. Hope is a great little warrior, and I am sure that God has a plan for her life!

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  3. Whose child is this? God's child :)

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  4. I just found your blog and read every entry since Hope's birth. I can not even imagine all that you guys have been though and am SO glad that you are getting some good news! I will join in praying for complete healing for your little girl. I have a healthy 5 month old baby girl who has been getting a lot of extra hugs! Thank you for sharing your joy and pain with us all as a reminder of how faithful God is, even in the midst of pain. Praying!

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  5. That is just awsome, as i read the update my heart is just overwelmed the bible does tell us the God will take care of us all we have to do is cll him and you know that is just what all of us did we call on him and he answered AMEN

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  6. Of course she is doing so much better: she has the Great Physician on her medical team!

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  7. WONDERFUL news!! Enjoy holding her fast to your breast ~ it must be amazing after all the worries. Much love and hugs from Africa

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  8. So amazing! Dean and I are very happy for you all!

    Lyndsay

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  9. Amy, I am a friend on Johnny and Kelsey's and I have been following your story from the beginning and praying so hard for you family and little Hope! This update brought tears to my eye. I am so very happy her Glenn went smoothly. Lots of hugs and prayers from Wisconsin!
    Andrea

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