03-18-2003
Not
much to report on today which we think is very good. Today has
been a stable day for Robbie. This morning when we got to the
hospital we found Robbie had a very stable night last night too.
His oxygen level was back up to 100% and stayed between 97% to
100% all day today. He is looking much better than yesterday
after his surgery. They started taking him off the drugs and
allowing him to wake up a little at 9AM. It takes some time to
wake up and by 8:00 pm he still wasn’t all the way off the
Dopamine. The only signs we saw were a little twitch from his
left leg and his pupils were showing some signs too. We are very
encouraged he will be back with us. He was starting to show some
signs of phenmonia which they say is normal for his condition.
Just another battle to be fought on the long road. Allanah is
still with us too and hanging in there. Both of them have an
uphill battle. The whole staff at Parkland have been superb and
outstanding to us.
These
email have allowed us some breathing room so we are going to
make it short and get some much needed rest tonight. We hope
tomorrow will bring even better news about their conditions.
We want to thank everyone for your
thoughts and well wishes and we will keep you posted.
Good Night,
John and Marleen
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Marleen and Karen Waiting outside of the ICU
The pins and brace splinting right leg so it may heal
Many tubes to keep him alive
Here you can see his amputated left leg
Another picture of the pins and brace
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