Improvement!

Jetty's chest X-rays are finally showing sign of improvement. Still partially collapsed lungs but they are starting to clear up

Mommy made a special request to hold me without the bipap machine hooked to me.  They weren't so sure at first but she convinced them if a resp therapist watch my sats and had the mask ready to go if needed.  Mommy got to hold me for 1/2 Hr (it felt like 1/2 a minute) and my numbers only drifted down a couple of times but came right back up. We were both very happy and now we are allowed to do this a couple times a day.  Yay!

My chest x-ray is worse yet again. Now both of my lungs are partially collasped and I have fluid on my lungs.  They are giving me some Lasix which should help with that and make me pee more. So on top of the pneumonia and collapsed lungs, I have some pulmonary edema.  The doctors say this is going to be a long process and will probably be here for a while.

Who knows... may be I will be one of the first patients in the new Children's Center which is opening soon!

Hanging tough

This morning's chest xray shows that my pneumonia has worsened since I arrived a week ago. I still have a partially collapsed lung which the doctors are focusing their attention on. They hooked me back up to this bipap machine which has caused a painful sore to form on my nose. My seizures have been severe on top of everything else probably because of the discomfort I am in from everything that goes on in the ICU. I had a good Easter yesterday. The Easter bunny came in and brought me and my co-residents baskets of goodies. Mommy and Daddy brought me goodies too. Daddy brought his iPad so we could watch The Masters together. I was happy for Bubba Watson because I like his name and he hits the ball far like Daddy. Either Mommy or Daddy or both are here with me every day. They said Clay isn't allowed in here because he would break things and cause me injury. I miss him but I agree with their decision. Thank you to all who are continuing to pray and included me in their Easter blessings. I am fighting this as hard as I can and hopefully the evidence will soon start to show.

Happy Easter

Mommy and Daddy got here this morning and brought me an Easter basket. They didn't realize the the actual Bunny had already came by to see me and gave me a basket with much better stuff!

My nose is raw from the bipap machine so they are giving me a break from it. I'm not doing much better but glad my Mommy is here.