Friday, May 10, 2013

Sadbh’s update – May 10th 2013


Sadbh slept lightly for the first part of the night and was tossing and turning the whole time.
Helen tried to cap her trach but every time she would get it on Sadbh would pull it off instantly.

By 4 she was finally falling into a deep sleep and was getting the rest that she deserved.
Her lungs were sounding a little goopy however she is definitely improving by the day.

Not long after Helen’s shift ended Sadbh was up and ready to get the day started.
She had a huge breakfast and later in the morning she headed off to the Seattle University campus to check out the dogs and to hang out in the gardens there.

Trach care went well even though Sadbh was awake the whole time. She got a little restless and wanted Amy to tell her a different story.  At one point, she looked up at Larissa and asked her if they were done.
Afterwards she wanted to be placed into her cot where she fell into a deep sleep for two hours.

For lunch she ate like a queen. Before Nana left she baked a big batch of scones and froze them. Sadbh devoured one during lunch and wanted more.

After Katie arrived home we loaded up the stroller, put a cap on Sadbh trach and headed up to Capitol Hill. We promised her ice cream if she kept the cap on and it worked. She tolerated it for just over an hour so she deserved to be treated to a nice dessert.   We ended up getting her frozen custard and she was delighted.

It was a lovely evening to be out walking and by the time we got home it was well past Sadbh’s bedtime. She was very cuddly as we got her ready for bed and was fast asleep in no time.

All in all Sadbh managed to wear her cap for three hours today over a number of sessions. Her progress is slow and the cold she is getting over definitely set her back quite a bit. Thankfully everyone is dedicated to getting her back on track.

We are still waiting to hear back from the insurance company on how our appeal is going.
Sadly Amy handed in her notice today and will be finishing up in four weeks.
The race is now on to find a replacement in time for her departure.
Just when things were going smooth. Typical.





Have a lovely weekend,

Wayne, Katie and Sadbh. 

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