Day 5 - June 2

After talking with Lu, I have found out the Olivia has had a pretty good day. She seems to get a little frustrated when the nurses turn her on to her left side. They are not sure if it is that her tube get blocked or that she just doesn't like that side, but her oxygenation levels seem to decrease when they turn her that way. So they have two options: 1) try to rotate her breathing tube and see if that helps or 2) try another type of ventilator that would breathe somewhere around 100 breaths per minute (which is more like panting than breathing). Obviously, they're going to try rotating the tube first but the other ventilator is an option if it is needed.

Also, no progression in the hemorrhage - so again, great news!

They are now going to do the brain scans every other day because the stimulation is tough on her little body - the same goes for weighing her.

Lurenda did say that Olivia gets excited when she hears Ben and Lu's voices. I thought this was a good thing, but Lu says that they do not really want her to get excited because then she gets agitated and her oxygen levels fall and heart rate speeds up. That we actually want her to stay as calm as possible, so they are not touching her as much but are still talking (whispering) to her which she seems to be handling okay.

Ben's Mom and brother went home today and had an accident on the way. Everyone is okay - but when it rains, it pours. I'll update you when I get an update.