Today Isabella looks much better! Still critical, but her heart rate is stable and oxygen levels are good. The machines are providing much less life support, so she is doing more breathing on her own.
I broke down after talking to the doctor yesterday. I had been ready for some good news. He told me milk consumption (tube-fed) had increased from 25 to 30 ml every two hours, and there was no residue meaning she was digesting it. The doctors said that Isabella was doing so well, there was even a chance of disconnecting her tubes by the end of the week, to see if she was able to breath on her own.
Today Pastor Derli and Denise came by the hospital to stay and pray with us. In the ICU, Derli discretely anointed Isabella with oil as we prayed for healing.
HISTORY: Isabella was adopted into the Smith family July 18, 2008. She had been born 2-months prematurely, and was 2 months old when we got her. One week later, she suddenly had a breathing crisis and was rushed to the hospital following a traumatic resuscitatation.
This was the begginning of a (now) seven month odyssey. Isabella suffers from Bronchial Displasia, related to premature lungs at birth. Whenever she gets a cold or flu bug, within hours it can become life-threatening.
Between medical incidents, Bella (or "Bellaboo" as Marc calls her) is strong, fat, healthy, robust, smart, active, alert. She is an EASY baby, happy, sleeps well, eats well. However, over 40% of her little life since birth has been spent in the Intensive Care Unit -- with either her Mommy or her Daddy at her side.
This was the begginning of a (now) seven month odyssey. Isabella suffers from Bronchial Displasia, related to premature lungs at birth. Whenever she gets a cold or flu bug, within hours it can become life-threatening.
Between medical incidents, Bella (or "Bellaboo" as Marc calls her) is strong, fat, healthy, robust, smart, active, alert. She is an EASY baby, happy, sleeps well, eats well. However, over 40% of her little life since birth has been spent in the Intensive Care Unit -- with either her Mommy or her Daddy at her side.
