Saturday, April 5, 2014

Sadbh’s update – April 4th 2014


Sadbh woke up in a fantastic mood and she could not wait to see her grandparents.
We had a very busy morning getting ready for a few days away at Lake Chelan. Nana and Sophia kept Sadbh entertained while the rest of us got the cars loaded with our things and Sadbh’s medical equipment.

Before we hit the road we got Sadbh prepared for trach care and her monthly trach change. We had talked with her throughout the morning to get her prepared but unfortunately she was not too eager to have her trach changed.
Sadbh was very tired when we got set up so we waited until she fell asleep beforehand.
Everything was going well until I inserted the new trach when she suddenly closed her neck and started to get very upset. Thankfully I was able to get the new trach in however we were not fully sure it was in the correct place until we suctioned and were able to hear her breathe through it. It was so stressful for everyone.
As soon as we were sure that Sadbh was ok we secured her trach ties and Mommy comforted Sadbh while I got her a bowl of ice cream. The combinations of a nice loving snuggle and a bowl of ice cream did the trick.

The road trip went very well and Sadbh was excited to get to Chelan and to see her friends.

Her evening was spent playing with Cormac, Clodagh, Dylan and Sophia and the kids had a fantastic time.





All the best,

Wayne, Katie and Sadbh.

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