I talked to Fred this evening and he said Rachel had a good day. The therapist came in and was concerned about the rattling that could be heard from her chest. Fred suggested "Why don't we just hang her upside down and suck all the snot out of her?" They didn't do it and left. Then another came in and Fred made the same suggestion to hang her upside down and suck out the secretion. This therapist said "Hey, that's a good idea." They adjusted her bed tipping her head down hill and sucked out a lot of secretion. After that, she had a long nap and was doing quite a bit better. FRED is a genius! He is her father and probably knows best what she needs. He got a good nap in too. They are still trying to take some of her settings down, but kept the ventilator settings the same today. She is doing pretty well and don't want to take it down too fast. They are afraid if they take it down too quickly, she might not be able to handle it yet. Her heart rate is as low as it has been while being there. (This is a good sign).
Fred got her to smile tonight. He said he wished he could have gotten a picture of her smiling. He tried again and this picture is "pretty close to a smile," he said. We talked about her fighting spirit. She is a fighter and we are so proud of her.
Emy was able to come home Wednesday night. Jack had a ball game. (Declo won! Congratulations, Jack!) She wanted to see him play and she needed to see Beckah, Sam and Jack. I can't imagine how hard this is for their whole family. Emy went to work Thursday. Jack had another basketball game tonight in Kimberly. Emy took Rebeckah and Sam to the game and is now on her way back to Utah with all 3 kids. They will spend the weekend together with Rachel. Fred will come back on Sunday to take care of a few things and to get the kids back for school. Emy has planned to take the entire week off.
Rachel, we love you and are very proud of you. Keep fighting! We'll keep praying.
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