Wednesday, April 16, 2008

Back out of ICU, baby!

Sara has been transferred back upstairs to the Respiratory Care ward. She has done really well in ICU lately, and her oral secretions are down. Dr. ThisWeek called me a little while ago and we discussed the plan. That plan is for them to continue to wean her down (currently at 28% oxygen - to 21% oxygen) and then decanulate her. I told him that once she is decanulated then I want to bring her home.

He said he will have the discharge planners call me to get that process started. We did discuss her current participation level in therapy (doing well and she's loving it). I asked him if he could check with the PTs working with her on whether they feel she may NOW be a good candidate for Vallejo.

Who knows?... Either way, she's doing well and moving to a lower level of care, on her way slowly to home...

7 comments:

  1. Hi! This is Sarah Forde. Glory knows me as Sakky; we are really good friends online in the Sailor Moon world.

    The people at the Tower of Time, where Glory hung out, just now found out what happened.

    Please send her my love!!! <3333 Please tell her that the Tower supports her!!! We love her and want her to do her best! And we are thinking of her.

    My email address is Sakura@sailorastera.com

    Thank you so much for posting this blog. There's no other way we could've found out how she is.

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  2. That's wonderful to hear! I don't know her personally, she's apparently a friend of a friend... but I got teary-eyed when I heard her story.

    I hope with all my heart that she recovers and can live life like before the accident. It sounds like she's making amazing progress! What a trooper.

    I know it sounds corny, but I wish I could send flowers or something... though I guess the best I can do is send you my hope, prayers, and love.

    Best wishes!

    <3

    ~Zoey

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  3. I knew her from the Tower of Time as well, although we didn't speak all that much. I thought she was a really nice person, and I was stunned when I finally learned why she hadn't been online for so long.

    I'm really glad that she's doing better. Sakky's right, the Tower is behind her and is supporting her recovery. Send her my well wishes if you can! <3

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  4. My name is Stefini Weisel. Glory would know me as Roselite from both the Tower of Time (as Sakky mentioned) and from an art website known as DA aka DeviantArt.

    I just wanted you to know that I'll be keeping her in my prayers, as well as your entire family, and to let you know that I left a message on the phone number that we were told about.

    Also, if you could let her know that I will be making something special for her, it would be greatly appreciated.

    If you need to contact me, my email is roselite_maia@yahoo.com

    LOVE YOU SARA!!!

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  5. Hey there.

    I am from the forums of the Tower of Time (ToT) and known there as Sailor Spoof (or Spoofie for short). I, too, just found out about Sara's condition and was even a bit more surprised when I found out that she only lives a city or so away from me. I live in Santa Rosa.

    I recall reading the short article about the accident in the Press Democrat, but since there was no name listed (nor did I know Glory's real world name at the time), I didn't realize that it was about her.

    My heart broke when I found out through Sakky what happened to Sara and I'll keep her in my thoughts for a speedy and triumphant recovery.

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  6. Hello. My name is Cherish I don't know if Sara knows me or not, but I go by Kochou1331 at the Tower of Time. I don't think that she and I ever spoke extensively there, but I know that her presence was large on that board. We all knew of her and love her dearly there. I was shocked to hear of what happened to her. She is in my thoughts and prayers; her wonderful support group is as well.

    Best wishes for her recovery!

    Kochou

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  7. Oh thank god she's getting better. My name is Jessica, and Glory will know me as Sailor Crystal Phoenix. I cried when I read what happened to her. As Sakky said, please give her all our love from the Tower of Time. We miss her dearly and just hope for her to get better and recover. Please give her all my love and she will be in my thoughts and hopes.

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