Day +23
WBC 0.7
Max had another uneventful day today. His WBC is up, which is good. The number they watch for his kidney function improved slightly. His chest x-ray showed a slight return of the mucus in his lung but it was still considered to be the consequences of the first wave of infection and nothing too serious. Dr. Milla will reassess things in the morning and may do another bronchoscopy. His lungs were suctioned many times today. Dr. Sweeney (unrelated to my mom!), the ICU doc who intubated Max just came in and lowered the vent settings slightly. Max also (mostly because of hospital laundry issues) was back in some regular clothes and even wore his superman hat.
Max had many visitors today. Grannie is still here and Auntie Dana came up for the weekend. Dana brought some food from my favorite restaurant back home - what a treat! Grampa J also stopped by as part of his vacation in Wisconsin, and my Aunt Eileen and cousin Jean made a surprise drive north from Chicago with gift bags for all the kids at the RMH and a special bag for Grace. I haven't seen either of them since our wedding 7 1/2 years ago (yes, we've been married that long), so it was extraordinary that they made the trip up to see us. With Max in still such critical condition, visits were kept short at the hospital but time was spent catching up back at Ronnie McD's. What can we say about such a burst of personal attention when we needed it most? It means so much that neither miles nor time can prevent the good intentions of family.
Mike, Dana, & Grace spent the day at the Mall of America and Grace made it on the big ferris wheel for the first time. She also got a balloon and a special squishy yo-yo just like her Ronald McDonald friend Rowan who is from Egypt. Grace loved all the presents she got from her family members that she had never met and she even took the time to tell Mike and Dana a story using five flower erasers as pages. Apparently there was a little girl who wanted to go in the forest but had to watch out for a bad guy named "Rocky Knockdown". Mike said that it was very funny. She is so creative. She immediately used the art supplies to make some cards for her Illinois friends and cousins.
I am off to bed. Thanks again and again for your prayers - keep them coming!
-Margaret
Max had another uneventful day today. His WBC is up, which is good. The number they watch for his kidney function improved slightly. His chest x-ray showed a slight return of the mucus in his lung but it was still considered to be the consequences of the first wave of infection and nothing too serious. Dr. Milla will reassess things in the morning and may do another bronchoscopy. His lungs were suctioned many times today. Dr. Sweeney (unrelated to my mom!), the ICU doc who intubated Max just came in and lowered the vent settings slightly. Max also (mostly because of hospital laundry issues) was back in some regular clothes and even wore his superman hat.
Max had many visitors today. Grannie is still here and Auntie Dana came up for the weekend. Dana brought some food from my favorite restaurant back home - what a treat! Grampa J also stopped by as part of his vacation in Wisconsin, and my Aunt Eileen and cousin Jean made a surprise drive north from Chicago with gift bags for all the kids at the RMH and a special bag for Grace. I haven't seen either of them since our wedding 7 1/2 years ago (yes, we've been married that long), so it was extraordinary that they made the trip up to see us. With Max in still such critical condition, visits were kept short at the hospital but time was spent catching up back at Ronnie McD's. What can we say about such a burst of personal attention when we needed it most? It means so much that neither miles nor time can prevent the good intentions of family.
Mike, Dana, & Grace spent the day at the Mall of America and Grace made it on the big ferris wheel for the first time. She also got a balloon and a special squishy yo-yo just like her Ronald McDonald friend Rowan who is from Egypt. Grace loved all the presents she got from her family members that she had never met and she even took the time to tell Mike and Dana a story using five flower erasers as pages. Apparently there was a little girl who wanted to go in the forest but had to watch out for a bad guy named "Rocky Knockdown". Mike said that it was very funny. She is so creative. She immediately used the art supplies to make some cards for her Illinois friends and cousins.
I am off to bed. Thanks again and again for your prayers - keep them coming!
-Margaret
posted by Mike Ciacciarelli
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