Slow Process

We thought we might be out of PICU today, but it'll still be another day or so. I think this is what Dr. Ranne was referring to when he said it would take her longer to recover. She had so much fluid from the congestive heart failure that it's taking "forever" to drain from her chest through the tube. She still gets easily agitated, however we're able to hold her more and are encouraged to do so to help move the fluid around a bit. Still eating too! We've had to slow down, though cuz Mom overdid it yesterday. Poor thing ... I was a little excited!

Thank you to everyone who has supported our little Claira. Monday, many people stopped and took a moment of silence at 8:00 am. Several guys from Dad's work had a prayer circle on her behalf and some of the teachers at Roosa Elementary school wore her t-shirt to show they were thinking of her. And her great-grandparents, Aunt Jenny and Mimi came to sit with us while we waited to hear the good news. We can't tell you how much this has meant to us.