We continued to see small improvements with Noelle throughout today.
They are all "slight" and yet so significant to us, and the doctors have
told us that it will still be a long process...that no drastic changes
will be seen in a short time. Still, there was improvement, and when we
left tonight, she was down to 62% with her oxygen. She hasn't been
that low since Tuesday!! The echocardiogram revealed slight improvement
in her heart function, but again...they did not expect drastic
changes. She still has severe pulmonary hypertension, but her clinical
condition has not been this good in days. She weighed in at 590 grams
last night (they weigh her every night at midnight), and we have to keep
in mind that this includes her diaper (tiny as it is), heplock, pic
line, etc.... It is down quite a bit from a few days ago but this is
actually good because she had been retaining quite a bit of fluid
through this whole process and is finally getting rid of all of it. We
continue to take it one day at a time, and the medical team will do
everything in tiny baby steps with her--nothing gets changed suddenly or
aggressively in her situation at this point. She is also still sedated
pretty well although she still is responsive and moving...just not
alert and awake. They need her just to rest so that her heart can
recover without her fighting and pulling strength from it. We thank you
from the bottom of our hearts for your prayer and your continued
prayer. We're so thankful for the loving care God demonstrates to us
through the body of Christ.
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