Tuesday 2/10
Road To Recovery. Day 22
Every day up till today we knew what the plan of the day was going to be and the goal that Karen would be trying to meet. This really helped me to get Karen ready for the next day. Karen knew what the goal was instead of having a bomb dropped on her at the last minute. ...
6:00am we were awakened to find out she was to be taken off of the ventilator at 6:30 and begin her breathing trial. Needless to say Karen became very anxious and struggled right from the beginning. She hadn't struggled like this in the beginning of her trial since last week. It was really difficult to watch her struggle when she had been doing so well. All we needed was to be included like we had been for the last 3 weeks. The new doctor had a different philosophy. But I don't want to focus on the negative because this day belonged to my wife. It was one the gutsiest and most courageous experiences I have ever witnessed from Karen.
Road To Recovery. Day 22
Every day up till today we knew what the plan of the day was going to be and the goal that Karen would be trying to meet. This really helped me to get Karen ready for the next day. Karen knew what the goal was instead of having a bomb dropped on her at the last minute. ...
6:00am we were awakened to find out she was to be taken off of the ventilator at 6:30 and begin her breathing trial. Needless to say Karen became very anxious and struggled right from the beginning. She hadn't struggled like this in the beginning of her trial since last week. It was really difficult to watch her struggle when she had been doing so well. All we needed was to be included like we had been for the last 3 weeks. The new doctor had a different philosophy. But I don't want to focus on the negative because this day belonged to my wife. It was one the gutsiest and most courageous experiences I have ever witnessed from Karen.
After an hour and fifteen minutes Karen took a break from her breathing trial and went to physical therapy. She again did twenty minutes on the treadmill, but only took two breaks this time instead of four. From here Karen came back to the room for a little rest before she continued her breathing trial. We also had some time to focus on not letting the negatives of the morning dictate what her performance would be for the rest of the day.
10:50 Karen was taken back off of the ventilator and continued her breathing trial. As hour after hour past, Karen began hurting in her chest and having episodes with shortness of breath as well as anxiety that was plaguing Karen. But I kept changing her focus away from the clock and her pains to things she will be doing with her new young lungs. We talked about the donor and his family. She would doze off for a while and then come right back into reality. We talked about things she wants to do that she couldn't do before and places she wants to visit. She continued to fight through the anxiety and pain. There many times she wanted me to call for the respiratory therapist to put her back on the ventilator, but she had come too far to quit. The longest she had ever gone without the ventilator was six hours and fifty minutes. Well today our girl(the beast) met the goal they wanted her to reach by the end of the day. Karen went twelve hours and ten minutes today and she was going to quit somewhere between 20 -50 times. I am so proud of Karen for hanging in time
Thank you everyone for your positive thoughts. We could not have made it without all of you.
Thank you. Karen I am so proud of you!!!
10:50 Karen was taken back off of the ventilator and continued her breathing trial. As hour after hour past, Karen began hurting in her chest and having episodes with shortness of breath as well as anxiety that was plaguing Karen. But I kept changing her focus away from the clock and her pains to things she will be doing with her new young lungs. We talked about the donor and his family. She would doze off for a while and then come right back into reality. We talked about things she wants to do that she couldn't do before and places she wants to visit. She continued to fight through the anxiety and pain. There many times she wanted me to call for the respiratory therapist to put her back on the ventilator, but she had come too far to quit. The longest she had ever gone without the ventilator was six hours and fifty minutes. Well today our girl(the beast) met the goal they wanted her to reach by the end of the day. Karen went twelve hours and ten minutes today and she was going to quit somewhere between 20 -50 times. I am so proud of Karen for hanging in time
Thank you everyone for your positive thoughts. We could not have made it without all of you.
Thank you. Karen I am so proud of you!!!
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