Update #5
Sarah remains in ICU, on the ventillator, under sedation. That’s been the case since Monday at around 10:00. She was moved back to ICU on Sunday. They’ve told us she has a staph infection (MRSA), which they’ve been treating with antibiotics for a couple of days now. They actually told me of that infection yesterday, but it took me a solid 24-hours to figure out what they were saying.
Today is the first 24-hour period in a while, perhaps since surgery, where everything they track remained stable throughout the day. That in itself is progress at the moment. The doctor describes the situation as playing a chess game, which seems an apt description. They make slight adjustments to her treatment, which then hopefully make slight improvements for Sarah, and the game goes on. And no matter how hard we try, we can’t seem to find anything to suggest to the docs to make it better faster.
She has a fever off-and-on, which is natural with the infection. As her fever rises, so does her heart rate, which is also natural. For the vast majority of today she rested comfortably, breathed easily (with the ventillator), and was very stable. She has picked up a bit of a fever late in the day, but all has remained relatively stable since, with the temperature leveling off.
Progress at the moment is measured in baby steps. I’d prefer it be giant leaps, naturally, or with a wheel chair rolling out the door, but am happy to be measuring progress.
Here’s to more progress tomorrow, Happy 4th of July to you and yours — or Poke a Beaker with a Sparkler Day, as we like to call it.