Day 15 Update 2: Attached is his photo for the day.... not the best, of course, but this is Ethan today. The yellow ear muffs are to help since the oscillator is pretty loud. It sounds like the cam shaft in an older car... So yeah, loud, but it actually is a great solution for long-term care since it doesnt really have the damaging effects to the lungs that a ventilator and high machine support (from the vent) would have. They are still unsure on the pneumonia... About 99% sure that it is there. There will be another chest x-ray tomorrow which should help confirm when compared to this mornings x-ray. He does have a staph infection. It is still unclear on which type. The have a blood culture going on and that will help say exactly what kind of staph. Also, once the culture is ready, they will inform the Infectious Disease team so they can take action, as needed. They are pretty sure he also has sepsis. Thats not a good thing. Not at all. There is treatment and they have started it (actually started it yesterday). He has gained about 4 ounces... I tried to select the best picture that doesnt show his real state... he is incredibly puffy and swollen. Those 4 ounces were about a 20% weight gain of fluids... Sooooo yeah, imagine that. I cant comment much more.... long day, mentally and physically exhausting. Put it this way, we were told to think of three things at this moment: Keep peeing, maintain blood pressure, and maintain good blood gases. He did have a large quantity pee a moment ago and his gases have been improving. We must make sure he maintains those three things at this exact moment. Tomorrow, there will be other focuses. Pru and I were given a room here at the hospital so we are staying just a few floors away from our boy. Someone once told me, Dont worry about tomorrow: for tomorrow will worry about itself. Each day has enough trouble of its own. That cant be any more true, especially at this time in our lives. Thank you so so much for the support and prayers. Words cannot describe the gratitude Prudence and I feel, and have seen from everyone. #EthanStrong
Posted on: Tue, 13 Jan 2015 02:44:55 +0000
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