Hannah is still fighting

We had hoped Hannah would be weaned from the vapotherm last night, but unfortunately she was unable to do so. The vapotherm provides a constant flow oxygen through her nose. It is the last item keeping her in ICU. We were told she doesn't need the oxygen just the high flow of air. Her nurses turned the machine down last night and her respiration suffered as a result. The doctors believe her airway is still swollen from having the breathing tube in for so long. Hannah has been breathing on her own since Sunday. They gave her steroids and a breathing treatment to try and soothe the inflammation. So far, neither have helped.

She also still has the feeding tube. She can't breathe well enough to take a bottle. We are hoping that when the airway is corrected that the feeding will follow. Hannah is awake much more now and very attentive. She is letting us know when she is content and when she is not. As a mom her cry is recognizable, but is not the same as presurgery. This is probably due to that same inflammation of the airway. We feel very blessed to have such good doctors and nurses. We just wish we didn't have to see them for so long. Please pray that we may be released from ICU and moved to a regular floor this weekend.