News of Briley

Greetings to you all!

Briley is doing good.  I was able to visit her yesterday with Derek and Heather.  They are working to getting her feedings back up but are taking it slower.  She weighed 3 Lbs and 2 oz. on Friday.  They are also working with her ventilator settings.  The respiratory therapist said they are continually pushing her to get her so they aren't using the ventilator as much and so they fine tune the ventilator settings.  You can see that she is breathing some on her own which is good as that is helping her to develop her muscle tone for when she can be finally taken of the ventilator.  She is becoming more alert when she is awake and trying to look around and so is also more active when she is awake.  She truly is a little miracle.  We have been greatly blessed and appreciate all your thoughts and prayers.

Love,

Carolyn

1/19/10

Hi everyone,

I hope your New Year is going great.

Briley is doing well and is stable.  Over the weekend they had increased her feedings through the feeding tube in her nose and so they were able to remove the IV nutrient feeding she has been getting and also the IV for her sedation medicine.  On Sunday she was in distress.  Her stomach had become enlarged and she had started to throw up.  They suctioned out the milk and a lot of air in her stomach and decided maybe the sedation medication was giving her problems in her stomach and so they had to put both the sedation and nutrition IV's back in.  This also affected her lungs some and so they've been adjusting the ventilator settings.  She is stable though and doing well.  Derek and Heather are now able to see her by web came via the internet when they are not down there to see her.  She really is growing and I can't believe how long and thick her hair is becoming.  It's hard to believe she is 5 1/2 weeks old already.  She truly is amazing and such a little fighter.  Thanks for thinking of us.  We really appreciate it and Derek and Heather are grateful for all that is being done for them.  Heavenly Father is truly watching out for them and blessing them in so many ways.

Take care and have a great week.

Carolyn