Great news: Sara is awake, alert, and communicating. She is off of her ventilator and breathing on her own. Her blood pressure is holding stable without medication. She even stood up, though she said it was painful. She says she felt like she's been hit by a bus.
Before they removed the ventilator, she responded with nods, squeezes, and facial gestures. She also wrote three notes to me: "tube out", "choke", and "gag". That's when I spoke to her nurse, Melissa, about removing Sara's breathing tube.
Sara is recuperating at Mercy hospital in Des Moines. She's not ready to accept visitors just yet. Many thanks to Melissa and Nikki her nurses here. Thanks also to all the doctors, nurses, techs, and staff that have cared for her.
And thanks to you for your thoughts, prayers, and encouragement.
Before they removed the ventilator, she responded with nods, squeezes, and facial gestures. She also wrote three notes to me: "tube out", "choke", and "gag". That's when I spoke to her nurse, Melissa, about removing Sara's breathing tube.
Sara is recuperating at Mercy hospital in Des Moines. She's not ready to accept visitors just yet. Many thanks to Melissa and Nikki her nurses here. Thanks also to all the doctors, nurses, techs, and staff that have cared for her.
And thanks to you for your thoughts, prayers, and encouragement.
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