It’s been a LONG week. In many ways, I cannot believe it’s only been a WEEK since all this craziness started, and in other ways, i feel like i’ve lost sense of time. And I know for people who are used to staying endless weeks inpatient that that might seem overdramatic, but keep in mind …
I am getting really sick of hearing those words. “culture in lab is positive for growth”. For the uninitiated, this means Kendall is still sick. MUCH sicker than she’s looking or acting. We are all (nurses, doctors, residents, students) looking at her and going – “HOW is this kid functional?!?!?” As we continue to get …
It is such an amazing thing to be able to write that we are FINALLY seeing some improvement for Kendall, instead of watching her get sicker and sicker! Without boring you with too many details, here’s what we know: All of the cultures we drew (special blood tests that allow them to put her blood …
While little missy is sleeping, I figured I’ll try to get a quick update out for everyone. Sorry I kind of left things hanging, and for those on FB, you saw that we were transferred to milwaukee yesterday afternoon. The events preceding that transfer probably deserve their own post, or at least much more fleshing …
Quick cliff notes catchup for the peeps not on facebook: Kendall is back in our local hospital with another infection. We were admitted late Saturday afternoon, and by mid-Sunday morning we knew she was growing yeast in her blood/line and bacteria in her urine. She was spiking fevers up to 105 early on Saturday after …
