Still Working Toward Home
by Someone’s had a busy afternoon! We are STILL off the vent full time. To the point that they took it out of our room!!! Last …
Tag: vent weaning
OFF THE VENT!
This little man has something to be incredibly proud of today. Yesterday morning the docs made the call to go ahead and shoot for a …
Working Harder to Breathe
So this first video is just to show what I mean when I say he’s working harder to breathe. He puts his whole body into …
Up to Full Feeds
AJ seems to be having a better day again today, though he is still struggling with his temp being high (39C, 102F). His nurse today …
More Vent Weaning
Short and sweet today – AJ has been working on different vent settings – trying the ventilator without pressure support or machine mandated breaths for …
Making progress on the vent and the pump!
It’s been a few days since we’ve posted an update. And really, that’s because there hasn’t been much to report, which is a good thing!! …
Trying out CPAP on the Vent
Earlier today, AJ spent an hour with his ventilator switched over to cpap settings. Basically that means that he was in charge of breathing on …
Bandage is OFF!
The last couple of days have been relatively steady. AJ had his bandage taken off and I was surprised at how good it looks. He’s …