Tuesday, November 11, 2008

Day 23 Looking up

Today Loki clearly feels much, much better! He has responded well to the platelet transfusion and his count is up from 47,000 to 112,000. The platelets help him fight his infections. Although the blood draws still come back positive for infection, he looks so much more comfortable, and his oxygen saturation as well as his heart rate look much more normal again. All and all, we feel the space to breath again.

Feeling better also allows us to talk to him a little more, and we started reading nurse Janet's nighty night book (Thank You Janet!!). We will be reading that to him every night, as long as he can process the stimulation of our voices, so he will grow and grow and grow, until he comes home and then he'll grow some more!!!

Blessings to all!!

4 comments:

fransje melief said...

WOW 23 days! It seemed only last week Loki was born. Many hugs from Amsterdam, Fransje.

Anonymous said...

This is wonderful news! He is a strong little dude! Have a wonderful day. xoxo. courtney

Anonymous said...

Great to hear Loki recovers quite well. Maybe Mom and Dad can tell Margareth and Amber what a wonderful job they did in signaling Loki's feelings. That's not care, but CARE.
Love ya'll, opa Frits

Suzan said...

How wonderful to hear! I am really really happy Loki is doing better! And how about the needles? Does he still needs those IV's? Much much love again and sweet wishes,

Suzanna

About Loki Sky

Loki Sky is a special little man. He was a very early micropreemie, weighing only 610 grams (1 lb, 5 oz) after 24 weeks, 3 days gestation, born to an American Father and a Dutch Mother in Berkeley, California on October 18, 2008.

On January 11, 2009, while still in the hospital NICU, his one kidney stopped working. It was repaired after three surgeries. After spending time in three hospitals in three cities, Loki came home on February 17. He struggled with eating, and then stopped in July, leading to 8 days in the hospital, a failure-to-thrive diagnosis, and a NG feeding tube. On October 10, a minor surgery installed a G feeding tube. Another procedure replaced it with a new one, and then again with a Mic-Key button in Jan. 2010.

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