- Overall
- Olivia continues to be stable and comfortable.
- Aside from regular developmental milestones, the health outcome we want most right now as parents is getting Olivia to the point where she is healthy and stable enough such that we can hold her as much as possible
- I cannot stress enough how important this is to us. Pretty much everything else in the world right now is less critical.
- We will fight with each other over who gets to hold her
- Aside from regular developmental milestones, the health outcome we want most right now as parents is getting Olivia to the point where she is healthy and stable enough such that we can hold her as much as possible
- Olivia continues to be stable and comfortable.
- Digestive
- Olivia’s elevated blood sugars continue to trend downward
- This is a good thing, and a sign that the daily nutrition updates are taking effect.
- Numbers trended from 268 in the AM to 240 prior to our visit to 225 at our visit
- Target number is below 200
- Electrolytes are flat
- I did not ask what the impact is here, or what our target is
- Olivia’s elevated blood sugars continue to trend downward
- Respiratory
- Olivia’s supplemental oxygen level from the ventilator has decreased to 40% (yay!)
- The amplitude of the ventilator remained at a slightly higher level
- This is a measurement of how strong the baseline pressure in Olivia’s lungs is set to while the ventilator is running
- Cardio-Vascular/Blood Labs
- Olivia successfully received a platelet infusion to improve her platelet count.
- This is critical to make sure she doesn’t suffer any internal bleeding
- Blood labs will be conducted in the early AM on Saturday.
- The hope is that this will show how she needs to be treated for respiratory issues.
- Olivia successfully received a platelet infusion to improve her platelet count.
- Other
- Sedation remains the same to keep Olivia sedated and calm while on the ventilator
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