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Spencer - Day 5

0515
Good morning!  We had a pretty good night last night. Took some extra time for Spencer to fall asleep but I think it was tummy gas as they don't have probiotics to issue here and his are likely all out of his system. However the regular gas drops eventually worked and he slept fine. 

They had another room air trial last night. This one ran the whole 30 minutes. Spencer's oxygen levels dipped down into the low 80s a number of times but he did self recover. The goal is to stay above 85 (out of 100) so we aren't quite there yet. He is still on 1/8 lpm oxygen. 

The test was even more exciting because the fire alarm went off! It coincided with one of his bigger drops in oxygen level and so I thought it was us. I guess it was from a different floor and I also assume it ended up a false alarm or quickly dealt with because we are still here. Such excitement! Not the first place I've been where we were interrupted by the fire alarm. 

Well he's falling asleep again so maybe I can get one more nap in before breakfast. 

Until next time...

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  1. HappyGrama2/14/14, 3:16 PM

    Oh, my gosh, Dena! I have been sick for two weeks myself, so I was totally unaware of what has happened to Spencer. It sounds like he is just where he needs to be, and I know that he will continue to get good care. Meanwhile, I will put him on my daily prayer list. This has been a rotten winter for illnesses for many people. I am still fighting it! He is beautiful, by the way! Love to All, Mary

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