Some Improvement

I spoke with Kirsten and she has some good news to report from the hospital: it looks like the infection is under control. Madeleine has been weaned off the additional oxygen support that she received yesterday and is back to the home settings of .5 liters of oxygen. She is still receiving additional support via IV steroids and the doctors haven't determined how they want to wean. Still, they are encouraged that she's responded so positively to the antibiotics.

This is our current plan:

1) We're planning on being in the hospital for at least a few more days. While the infection is in retreat, any lung infection is potentially serious so we need to play it safe. We'll continue with the current regimen of antibiotics until/unless a the blood or mucus cultures grow something that requires a change.

2) We'll continue with the continuous feeds via a pump as this approach seems to limit Madeleine's reflux.

3) We're unsure when the sleep study will be scheduled. There is some thought that the sleep study may be unnecessary as the change in feeding could be a short-term solution for Madeleine's reflux. Kirsten and I think that the feeding change is a good one but we also think that the sleep study is necessary and could shed further light on the situation. Kirsten is planning on speaking further with the attending doctor about this issue.

That's all for now. We're hoping that the major drama has passed and that we're on the road to recovery. Thanks,

Brent