Josh and Lael just took Nanners to the ER - she was restless last night and today, and she couldn't keep her oxygen level up this afternoon.  Her lungs sound junky.  PLEASE PRAY that... Read More
Posted by: rgrylls on 2008-02-03 20:55:17
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Anna went to ER earlier this evening.  The chest X-ray was clear, but her white blood count is very high, which indicates she's fighting some infection somewhere in her body.  St. Rita's... Read More
Posted by: rgrylls on 2008-02-03 22:08:21
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So, we are at Columbus Children’s Hospital again, pulmonary floor. Anna was quite distressed yesterday, so Lael and Josh took her to St. Rita’s ER in the evening. They pfaffed around... Read More
Posted by: rgrylls on 2008-02-04 15:30:50
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Anna’s secretions are a little better, but she’s still quite agitated and not sleeping well. Of course, that may be due to the 57 interruptions we get every day…  She... Read More
Posted by: rgrylls on 2008-02-05 16:07:38
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Anna has responded very well to treatment, she is feeling much better, her breathing sounds a lot better, and her secretions are clear and runny again.  So, we are being discharged this... Read More
Posted by: rgrylls on 2008-02-06 13:37:55
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It’s good to be home… I posted a couple pictures of Anna, also I took a picture of her medication schedule.  At what point does it become insane...?! Anna is still quite... Read More
Posted by: rgrylls on 2008-02-08 00:37:26
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Anna’s oxygen level was very low again Friday night. Our nurse was worried. Anna went into a very deep sleep and just wouldn’t breathe deep enough. Even on her highest oxygen setting... Read More
Posted by: rgrylls on 2008-02-10 21:55:59
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Anna is not doing too well. She has a temperature again at times, her heart-rate is up and down, 170’s. She is having tremors/seizures as well from time to time.  It has been some time... Read More
Posted by: rgrylls on 2008-02-14 17:54:11
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We took Anna to the ER last night.  They discovered low blood pressure, probably caused by dehydration, and RSV, which is a virus kinda like a cold.  They gave her some IV fluids, and... Read More
Posted by: rgrylls on 2008-02-15 18:05:54
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We took Anna back to ER tonight, she had fresh blood coming out of her stomach. Her blood pressure is very low again. Her heart rate was dropping. We are still here waiting for blood results to... Read More
Posted by: rgrylls on 2008-02-16 05:40:39
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Sorry I didn’t update this today. We spent last night at ER, Anna’s stomach stopped bleeding. They couldn’t find anything wrong, they X-rayed her J-tube and found it was in the... Read More
Posted by: rgrylls on 2008-02-16 21:24:48
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Anna had a rough day today. She is breathing shallow and fast, and her blood oxygen level is hovering around 90, often in the high 80’s. She is not doing well at all.  If she was in the... Read More
Posted by: rgrylls on 2008-02-17 21:23:32
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Anna is doing much better this morning.  Our nurse last night did a fantastic job beating her chest and getting gunk out all through the night.  The suction machine was working... Read More
Posted by: rgrylls on 2008-02-18 07:42:27
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Anna is continuing to do better in her lungs. She’s still on oxygen continuously, but only a small amount when she’s awake. PLEASE continue to pray for her lungs, they are still weak.... Read More
Posted by: rgrylls on 2008-02-19 21:33:12
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Anna spent the day today with no oxygen at all – PRAISE GOD! It was nice to have a little peace and quiet – those machines are noisy…  She isn’t quite 100% in her... Read More
Posted by: rgrylls on 2008-02-21 23:00:21
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Anna is doing fine in her lungs at the moment. She’s also being more responsive. I can't quite describe what she does, (I'll try and get a video) but she was quite responsive to us talking to... Read More
Posted by: rgrylls on 2008-02-26 20:23:54
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Our nursing agency bailed on us completely yesterday. When Lael asked why the nurse couldn’t come, they gave a reason, and when Lael questioned her on what she said, she changed her story and... Read More
Posted by: rgrylls on 2008-02-29 15:13:43
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