Dec 27 2008

We are still here at the hospital. At times she seems better but she is still tired. It is most likely from the electrolytes being low and the 2 infections (UTI and Pneumonia). The past 2 days she has been more alert than the previous days but still kind of out of it. This afternoon however she had to have the bed changed so I had to sit her up at the end of the bed instead of up where she was laying. So she had to sit up and it really woke her up. After that I asked the nurse to suction out her lungs and a lot of gunk came out. It seemed to help her breathing a lot and they gave me something else to use on my own to suction mouth out. It helps her too. They also put a vibrating vest on her for 10 minutes to help break everything up. She will do that several times a day. That was probably around 3:30 or 4. She stayed awake sitting fully up coloring for a while. She did not go back to sleep until 7:30. That is a record for this week. They are planning on restarting the tube feeding tonight I believe. Please pray that it does not restart the whole process of her being tired and electrolytes getting messed up. I am hoping that even it does that I can sit her up like today and get her awake even for a little while. Hoping it will not happen since she has eaten a little bit. The doctors seem to think the stomach is working ok. If her stomach swells again and electrolytes get really out of whack they may start it through veins while she is here until she starts eating sufficiently. Her blood was thin this morning along with anemia and low white blood cells. Said it may be from infection. Tested again this morning but do not know results yet. Thank you everyone for your prayers. We appreciate it so very much and they are working. Today was a example of that. Please continue to keep us in your prayers especially Savannah. Please pray for answers and also that she will begin to eat well and thrive.