This is how they monitor Lila's oxygen saturation
This is Lila with a drawing that Sky made for her.The oxygen was turned off this morning at 10am and so far Lila is doing well. The doctors like to see her oxygen saturation number at 92 and she's been between 89-93 consistently, mostly at 90. She needs to sustain this for 12-24 hours and, from what the nurses tell me, this will be most difficult while she's sleeping at night. So, we're in the home stretch. She still has some congestion but it has vastly improved. I told the doctor that I am not eager to leave the hospital until we are sure that she is well enough. The doctor also told me that some blood tests that were done
on Sunday while we were at urgent care have returned results and Lila has a type of bacterial influenza (so she will continue on the antibiotic even after we leave)-influenza B.
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Hey! Sounds as if you are coming down the home stretch. We are so glad that Lila is getting better. Mom and Bill came here for dinner. The first think Bill did was clear the walk and steps. There was some snow on them because the little we had blew all over. After dinner we went to Gary and Katie's. They have a nice - what we call - a starter house. They have done a lot of work and there is a lot more ot do. They had a birthday cake for Mom. We got to see all the animals - 3 yellow Labs, 2 geese, a rabbit and Miss Mouse. Bill drove so they dropped us off here and weny home. Mom will probably send me an e-mail when they get home.
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