Today was a pretty special day for Maren and I because we got to hold Lyra for the first time. Earlier in the day, I had called the PICU to find out how Lyra's night had gone and what her status was and everything was quiet, they were still weaning her off some medications and today was looking like a day of rest, so we were pleasantly surprised when Lyra's nurse told us that we could hold her.
She's just a resiliant little girl. Other surprises in store for us today was that her chest tubes have been removed, leaving just a couple of sensor wires to be taken out, probably tomorrow. Also, they had taken her off a couple of her medications, one of which was a pain medication that made her drowsy, so at various times today she had her eyes open and was looking around at things, looking somewhat concerned and not entirely awake.
Plans for tomorrow include the potential for her to be taken off the ventillator and allowing her to breathe on her own. I'm not sure what all will happen after that, but it's a step in the right direction.
Posted by Tim at February 22, 2004 11:27 PM