Dear Ellie,
Today, like every day since I learned about your lung infection, I sat outside of the NICU door at 8:59 A.M. before the NICU was open and wondered in what direction you went during the night. Will I come in and find you sliding further into illness? Or will I check the respirator stats, the metric of your progress, and see that your lungs are stronger than the day before?
Today, like every day since I learned about your lung infection, I sat outside of the NICU door at 8:59 A.M. before the NICU was open and wondered in what direction you went during the night. Will I come in and find you sliding further into illness? Or will I check the respirator stats, the metric of your progress, and see that your lungs are stronger than the day before?
Today I walked in and as always, I
squinted from afar at your vitals monitor. Saturation normal. Heart
rate normal. Good, but not very meaningful. Then I came closer.
Checked your oxygen settings: better than last night.
Sigh of relief.
Are they treating her with any medication? (Just out of curiosity). We're thinking about you three. Hang in there she's a strong little lady. Love you
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She is on one antibiotic, which I suppose is good because if the infection was really bad, they'd treat her with 2 or 3.
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