Monday, 21 Feb 2005:

Last night was another difficult one for Ella. She was awake from 2 am on with a fever.

The monitors we use to ensure Gabriella’s safety seem at times to be a mixed blessing. While they enable us to know her precise heart rate, oxygen saturation level, and respiration rate, which is helpful to us – it is unsettling to watch her heart race and oxygen levels fall as she fights against the fever.

Since her fever has not “spiked” above 102F we are fairly confident her fever is not due to a bacterial infection (which would mean a trip to the hospital). We continue to watch her very closely and try to keep her as comfortable as possible.

Pictured left are the two monitors we use to track Ella’s vital signs.

Thank you for your prayers.