Mommies News (Issue 257)
Today has been a trying day for the nurse, when we called this afternoon the nurse commented that they are doing well to keep Jonah off the vent. When we arrived around 5 Jonah's face was a mess because he has some high levels of saliva, which is the last worry about Jonah- thankfully. But by the time shift change came around we had Jonah looking much better. Tears were shed by all 3 of us today when we finally came together as a family, it is very difficult to see Jonah in such a state of critical stability. Jonah does not feel well!!! We can see that. When we arrived they were also trying to take some blood samples to see if he has any sort of growths in the blood stream and in the PICC line. The heart doctor, the one that performed the heart cath lab, suggested they do another ultra sound on the heart to check and see if there are any growths of bacteria or any other unauthorized bugs growing in the heart. So more of the dreaded game, Hurry up and wait!!! Tanya and I are ...