Glacial Movement

I said yesterday that any type of forward progress is all we want... and that's what we have. Madeleine had a teeter-totter night last night as she'd be doing well and would get weaned a bit and then would fall back. At the end of the ups and downs, she down a little bit on her oxygen support and for now, it seems like the doctors are happy just keeping her stable. Assuming she can maintain her stability-- and we're pretty convinced she can-- they'll consider weaning in the evening or possibly wait until tomorrow. They've identified a low-level infection that they're treating right now with antibiotic and that helps explain some of her struggles-- especially last night's teeter-totter.

That's pretty much it on the update front. We don't expect any major changes and are just collectively holding our breath and praying that the progress continues. We're starting to feel more confident but also realize that she could be intubated for weeks. We'd obviously prefer this to go faster but we're digging in for the long haul. We spoke with the attending doctor last night and he was re-assured when I reminded him that we've been through similar lengthy episodes in the NICU. It isn't fun but we know Madeleine puts up a good fight.

Thanks again for your support. Don't expect further updates today as we're not expecting anything to change. Thanks,

Brent