Sunday, 24 June 2007

Well, Sarah is still in the hospital, though she has improved a good bit this evening. Josh figured out a way for me to get on the internet in the room and I am LOVING being able to get online here. Thanks Josh! Anway, back to Sarah. They took her off the oxygen last night around 12:30 and she hasn't had to be back on it, so far. When she fell asleep around 4 this afternoon, her oxygen levels starting hanging around 87 and they have to be 90 or above to stay off oxygen. She woke up and it went back up, so they didn't have to put her back on it. One of the requirements before she can go home is to be off of oxygen for 24 hours. So far, she has been doing great tonight while she is asleep- staying up around 92 and highter. We are "holding our breath" that her oxygen level will stay up. She is still having to work (you can see it pulling around her ribs and neck when she takes a breath) more than you should to beathe though, so we will see what they say about that. We are thankful for all the prayers on her behalf. She is ready (as we all are) to go home. She has been handling it all very well considering all she has had to put up with, though the steroid she is on causes her to be very irritable. She has had an IV put in and her blood drawn twice and hasn't flinched during it. I don't know if I would be that brave.

Obviously, we haven't gone up to NY yet. That is still up in the air. I imagine we will at least all go up on Friday, Lord willing. If she gets out tomorrow, we will see what the doctors say about us possibly going up Wednesay or Thursday. We,obviously, don't want to overdue it with Sarah. We are so thankful to God for helping her pull out of this so well, so far! I am also so thankful to Dad, Mom, Stephen, Kris and Bec for taking care of Joshua and Abby for us. They have come up to the hospital twice and Sarah LOVED getting to see them. She really misses her brother and sister!
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