Monday, March 7, 2011

Testing Today - Still a Steady Decline

Collin is still steadily declining. So far today, Collin was first for rounds this morning. They do rounds in a triage fashion on ICU, so that tells us that the doctors consider him the most critical of all the ICU patients. As a result, Julie missed rounds this morning, but the nurse practitioner was able to fill her in on the plan for the day.

They are going to do a CT Scan of Collin's head, chest and abdominal cavity today to check on everything. They are going to run a scope through his breathing tube to look at his lungs, and take a sample of lung fluid to test it. They are changing his pain medication to a new one that is a step up from morphine because he is on very high levels of one of the other pain medications.

His oral bleeding is still worsening and his blood pressure is still not stabilizing. He is very jaundiced as well. We are all very frustrated right now as there is nothing to do but wait. Our family doesn't do well with that, we like to "fix" stuff or do something!

Please keep your thoughts and prayers with Julie and our family that we (mostly Julie) has the strength to do what is best for Collin. Thankfully, Julie has an amazing husband (Heath) to help her, as well as myself, our parents, brother, and so forth. Also, please keep Zack and Kasey Susannah, Collin's siblings, in your thoughts and prayers. Adults have a hard enough time understanding what is happening, but I am sure those poor kids are completely lost, though they are acting tough.

 Julie and I will do our best to keep you updated. I am going to sit with her at the hospital this afternoon. Thankfully, she has a lot of friends at Riley, they are the parents of other kids. They are an incredible support network because they are often times going through the same thing, and can help answer Julie's questions.

Thank you for your continued support and love during this very difficult time. We will post up something else tonight.

As always, please contact me, if possible, with any questions, concerns, comments, etc. to alleviate the stress on Julie of having to answer questions and such. I will do my best to respond.

Love,

Jenn
"Aunt Sissy"
317-430-0805
jenndwilson83@yahoo.com

1 comment:

  1. Our Love, thoughts, and prayers are with you all!
    Love
    Dereck and Kellyn

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