Small Victories

Sometimes the small victories can be very rewarding. Today was a day of small victories. When Mommy and I went to visit Hunter we weren't expecting many changes. Actually, yesterday his doctor told us they weren't planning on doing much today. We were very excited to see that he has been removed from his second breathing machine, the Jet Vent.

Everything today turned out the best of what we could have expected. Being removed from the Jet Vent means that his PIE has cleared up to a point where they don't expect it to come back. This also means that it has served it's purpose and they didn't see it being advantageous any longer.

We knew that when he came off of the Jet Vent he could have been put on one of two breathing machines. His nurse and doctor agreed that he would be okay to go on to a conventional ventilator, the preferred of the two machines. He was hooked up to the conventional ventilator and he is tolerating it very well. His Oxygen is turned fairly low (30%) and the other settings are low too.

This is huge relief after a week of fighting infections and other problems.

On top of all of this his other tests are also improving. They will resume feeding him tomorrow. He will also be getting more fats to help him get the calories he needs, this will be starting tomorrow as well.

Unfortunately, I forgot to bring my camera with me today. He's looking very good and seems more comfortable than he did yesterday.