Day #13 post-op

10:04 p.m.

Shelby's WONDERFUL nurse, Meghan, drew this.  She was working the day Shelby was prepping for transplant.  Meghan had a great talk with Shelby explaining about how things would be after transplant.  Meghan said when things were tough she was going to say/remind Shelby "Eye on the Prize" so Shelby would focus on getting better and getting her puppy.  The day after she was extubated Meghan worked and the first thing Shelby said in her little whisper of a voice was "Eye on the Prize."  How awesome!  Meghan, Suzy and many other nurses made our PICU experience really great.

Load #2 heading up to 6W.

The view from Shelby's "new" room.  It is beautiful tonight with all the city's lights.

Happy girl on the 6th floor :-)

5:22 p.m.
OMG!!!!!!!  I'm packing up our PICU room to move to 6W!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

12:26 p.m.
All this sitting up and looking cute...

 can make you pretty darn tired.  So proud of my girl! She's on the "regular" O2 on 5L - no high-flow.  Her sats are in the mid-high 80's but they'll take it.  She's not blue/purple or struggling to breath.  It will just be that way for quite a while.  As long as nothing else "pops" up and she tolerates the 5L well, she'll most likely move to the floor tomorrow :-)

9:28 a.m.

Night went great!  They did a fast wean on her O2 and had her down to 4L when I walked in the this morning.  The *anxiety* of getting her jp drain pulled (yes, this morning :-) bumped her back to 5L.  She's holding steady in the upper 80's right now which everyone is o.k. with.  As I type, she is eating popcorn.  I don't think it will be that much, but I'm thrilled she asked for it.  Its also good OT (occupational therapy) for her to grab the popcorn and get it up to her mouth.  Yes, she is that weak that that is a BIG accomplishment right now.  Here's praying for more eating, more movement and rest today so that she can continue to heal.  Maybe she can try to walk tomorrow?  We shall see....