It is truly never boring in a hospital. Pia had the floor buzzing and doctors and nurses running around. Apparently, her central line broke loose (when you combine low muscle tone with a crazy active wee one, a line can snag loose in the middle of the night) and the fluids running into the central line puffed her up into pretty much the state puff marshmallow man from the neck and shoulders up. This in turn, caused more pressure on the airways--as if croup wasn't enough for Miss Pia. A few X-rays later and one central line removed, her swelling decreased and breathing improved--improved just enough to let us go home tomorrow. As a little treat, we even get to sleep in until 7 tomorrow when they will draw blood instead of at 530am! I feel like we just won the lottery!
Packing our stuff up and unpacking for a few days to only pack it all up again seems like a cruel tease, but we are trying to see it as a vacation. For the next six months, we get five vacations. Who gets to vacation that often in one year?! This lucky family!
This lucky family just finished round one of chemo and only has five more to go. We are blessed and never want to stop reminding ourselves just how loved we are by our Father. We offered our stressful day for all the intentions recently sent to us.
I am so glad you get to come home for a stay, even if it's not nearly long enough! (Although I hadn't considered the craziness of the packing and unpacking... do they offer storage space at the hospital since they know you're returning soon? If not, they should!)
ReplyDeleteSo glad you both get a break home for a few days. I'm sure your men at home are delighted as well. Hope it's as relaxing and normal as it can be. That sounds like a nightmare with the central line. I'm glad she's ok now. xxx
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