Kasey update

I am currently sitting at the hospital. Kasey is indeed still here. At first they thought it was just croup and a virus. But after the last few nights, the doctors are thinking it's more. They are calling it Reactive Airway Disease. That is a nice was of saying asthma without officially diagnosing her with asthma. Which is a good thing because asthma is a pre-existing condition.

She has had a couple of rough nights. When she is sleeping, her O2 level drops. Wednesday night they had to turn her O2 all the way up to 4.5L for a while. That is a lot. Last night was better. It was only at 2 for a few hours before they were able to turn it back down again.

I am adding in that she is on both an oral steroid and and inhaled steroid. I get asked a lot if she is on anything besides oxygen.

I gave her a shower this morning. I don't remember when she had her last bath and she has been here since Tuesday, so she was overdue. That seemed to help her O2 level for a little bit. And of course it wore her out, so she is quietly resting in bed now. We are praying she gets to come home tomorrow, but I am not holding my breath for that.

I am working on uploading the pictures from the past few days as I sit here too. So, feel free to check the website for new pics! Time to go get more coffee.