Monday, February 23, 2009

Coolest Bed Ever!!!


Smiley faces and soccer balls. Pretty much says it all as far as I'm concerned. I now know what I wanted most of my house to look like (all of it would be too much). If only I'd been able to envision my utopia and communicate it to Rebecca before we went "traditional" with the house. Oh well, there's always the next one.

This stylish ensemble was put together by one of Thomas' ladies (nurses), who I think is a little embarrassed if she is mentioned by name on the blog, so we'll just call her nurse X.

After a weekend of grandparent love, Thomas has moved up to 2 pounds and 2 ounces. He's also been very consistently breathing room air through the ventilator, so we may be looking at the Si Pap again. If his blood gas is good in the morning, the plan is to extubate again. So we'll be keeping our fingers crossed that it sticks this time.

With all things in life, there's always downs that mix with the ups, and though all is really good with the successes of Thomas, there is still the unknown for Marco. Again, its one of those really awkward things. We're standing next to Thomas, smiling and laughing and enjoying how Thomas is doing. Next bed over, Tasha, Marco's mom, was clearly dealing with some things that no one should have to. I don't know what is going on, but Marco is clearly facing some significant challenges and we're trying to send as much positive energy as possible.

I don't honestly know what to say about this or convey what I'm feeling. Our encounters with Marco and his family are random, dependent on who shows up when. We are very lucky to be in the position we're in, but its difficult to see the sadness and uncertainty unfold right in front of us, especially since there's almost nothing we can do. Its part of life and its certainly a very common part of the NICU life. Being a nurse there is full of extremes that occur way too often. They are amazing people. Please keep Marco and his family in your thoughts and prayers.

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