Tag: x-ray

Fourth Visit to Hospital this Week

Saturday, 17 May 2014

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Ella waiting for chest X-Ray at 03:00 this morning.

This continues to be a tough week – Ella’s delicate respiratory system is under increased load. Visits to the KMC Emergency Room (ER) on Thursday and Friday night were made to ensure Ella’s safety and comfort. Early on Saturday morning, she was readmitted to the Wilcox Oncology Ward at KMC. Ella appears to be responding reasonably well to treatment thus far. Please pray for her.

We are so very thankful for Nurse Donna Yiu for her tireless support of Ella and the family. Her efforts have enabled “Team Ella” to “fight the good fight” every day. Donna, you are truly a loyal friend and talented Nurse – God Bless You!

Please pray for Donna and all of Ella’s caregivers.

We thank God for the gift of another day and invite him to send the Holy Spirit into our lives; We pray for all the people who are praying for Ella.

Thank you for your prayers.

Saturday, 21 Aug 004

21 August, Saturday : Gabriella’s progress while in the hospital was finally confirmed during today’s weight check. She weighed 3.680 Kg or 8 lbs 2 oz. As such, her weight gain was much closer to the one ounce per day expected of little ones her age.

After a final round of poke, prods, and listening, the doctors said she could go home. As usual, paperwork and bureaucracy slowed the discharge process. Nevertheless, we still managed to escape by mid-day.

Once home, everyone settled in for a well-deserved nap. When we woke, we saw that GG had managed to completely remove her Nasal Gastric Tube (NGT). The wonderful staff of the Pediatrics Ward agreed to help – they re-admitted Gabriella and re-inserted the NGT.

Once the position of the NGT was confirmed by an x-ray, we were discharged again. The whole process took just over 3 hours – Gabriella now wears little mittens so she is unable to repeat that little trick.

Back home by 9 PM, we settled in to our nightly routine. It was wonderful to have our little family back together again in Kailua.

Thank you for your