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Worst nightmare comes true

Herman said:
She's currently stable.
Yesterday, one of the tubes from her shunt (surgically inserted for dialysis) was found to have shifted a little too far into her heart, and it was retracted to its proper position under mild anesthesia. The filters on the dialysis machine were also replaced, so yesterday was another stressful day for the parents.
Today, only her catheter and an IV were removed, so today felt a kind of rest day to them.

Probably next week the dialysis machine will be switched off for one day when the medicine after two weeks should be at the peak of strength and then a blood sample will be taken and the machine switched on again... the blood analysis will take about a week.
So, all going well, they will certainly spend the next two weeks on the ICU.
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I continue to hold her, her family and yourself up in prayerful contemplation daily.
 
lately, and in the past, I have had the experience of being grateful for just making it from one day to the next. As in "Phew. Made it through that one. Still here. On to the next." Sometimes it's the only way through. I know the drill. I have Maia, her family and yourself on my list.

Pete
 
Peter Gutterman said:
lately, and in the past, I have had the experience of being grateful for just making it from one day to the next. As in "Phew. Made it through that one. Still here. On to the next." Sometimes it's the only way through. I know the drill. I have Maia, her family and yourself on my list.

Pete
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Thank you Pete, and to all those who have expressed their compassion and support or are silently following.
 
its a harsh world when the young ones are in a bad state. i hope all goes well and she can have a long and happy life.
when my youngest was small she had kidney reflux and they had to insert a tube to do something. well they took several attempts and the whole time my girl was screaming like they were murdering her. so after the last failed attempt i said to the drs that they had one more attempt before i got very angry and that i wouldnt be held responsible for my actions. luckily for them they managed to get it that time.
 
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