Kennedy took a huge step forward this week. Thursday they extubated her!!! No more breathing tube in her mouth. She started with a nasal CPAP that has the Hudson prongs, unfortunately for her and us Kennedy did not like this AT ALL. This girl fought like Rocky Balboa for two days straight, no sleep just constant irritation and desaturations of her FIO2 levels. After the two days passed and after several size changes of her nasal prongs they decided to go to a nasal Cannula which is what you see most people who use an oxygen tank wearing, small and semi unobtrusive. After a night of wearing those her CO2 levels were bad so they switched her back to the Hudsons which require Velcro and a stocking cap to stay on her face. She struggled with them but has been doing well as of Monday afternoon. They also have been switching her feeds from continuous feeds via a pump to Bolis feedings which are placed in a syringe and slowly hand squeezed into a feeding tube in her mouth. As of Monday they switched back to the continuous feeds due to a all together good report on her bowels and colon all showing signs of good working order. They were worried about Sepsis again and took several cultures wondering why her platelets are low (she received another blood transfusion) from what we can tell they are just chalking it up to prematurity and the fact that her body is focusing it's fight on the breathing. We were very worried and sad this weekend but she has come out fine and fighting as she has since day one. We will keep everyone updated with any new news as we get it.
Thank you and we appreciate all the support.
Shawn, Katie, and Kennedy.
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Wow!! Huge steps forward! That's awesome!!
we r friends and customers of mom we pray every day for u and your husband and for Kennedy I had 2 premises and both r fine keep your chin up and it will all work out take one day at a time and "their is light at the end of the tunnel"
hugs prayers
Chris & Renee Rollins
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