May 29, 2009 – Much to our surprise, when we arrived this morning, Alexandra was sitting on the sofa with her nurse! She had some good moments today, getting out of bed a couple of times, taking a few bites of food and going for a ride through the hallways in a wagon. However, she also had some painful times, like when they pulled the chest tube out and whenever we moved her from one location to another.
It’s always hard to see your child in pain and going through something so traumatic. However, we are certainly thankful that she continues to do so well. Now that the chest tube is pulled, they will continue to watch for pleural effusions. If she doesn’t get them, we will go home soon, but if she does, we could be here for a couple more weeks. We, naturally, are praying that she does not get them and we will soon be home recovering!
Praying for NO pleural effusions! And I am so happy that she is more comfortable and that most all of the tubes, etc., are out! I looked at the pictures on carepages.com and even after all of this – she is just as cute as she can be :-).
We are going to miss you all terribly today at the TenderHearts picnic! Please know that many of us will be thinking of you all and hoping and praying that you will be home soon to continue through the recovery process.
Hope you have a great day today! Hugs to all of you! Beckie