"Expect setbacks"
"Cael is running a marathon, not a sprint."
Truer words have never been spoken...
Day 7 in hospital, Day 4 in PICU...
Cael had a great afternoon yesterday and was looking so good. Overnight he did require supplemental oxygen, and is still on it now. His chest x-ray showed some new pockets of fluid, which the CT scan confirmed. The plan is that tomorrow he will go back into surgery to have a new chest tube placed in a different location to drain more fluid. This means that he will stay in the PICU until Tuesday for close monitoring. Any surgical procedures while on blood thinners come with some risk, but it is a necessary procedure.
The good news! Cael walked around the nurses station! It's the first walk he has been able to take since Wednesday! His pain is very well controlled, his CT scan showed that the size of the blood clots has decreased, and his labs were slightly improved! Praise God!
Prayers...no complications during the surgical procedure, and full healing of his lungs.
I am still impressed with his positive attitude. Getting a second chest tube isn't what he wanted, and this means that he will be in the hospital much longer than any of us wanted, but he keeps moving forward. Watching Ted Lasso with Corbin, and Harry Potter with me are proving to be good distractions. His SnapChat score is going to be at an all time high, and FaceTime is the greatest invention ever!
The rest of the Winter clan are hanging in there and agree that the upside to this situation is that our house if full to the brim with really good food!
Love you all...
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