“Yes, there were times, I’m sure you knew
When I bit off more than I could chew.
But through it all, when there was doubt,
I ate it up and spit it out.
I faced it all and I stood tall;
And did it my way.”
- Frank Sinatra “My Way”
Despite the doctors scheduling a planned extabation for Saturday, Zoe […]
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And, yet, once again, Zoe has found a way to keep her beloved ventilator. Zoe’s surgery today went very well; the ENT was able to laser off a significant amount of the scar tissue near her vocal cords. Because they expect some swelling due to the surgery, the doctors are going to […]
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Good news, and wait-and-see news. Yesterday, Zoe went into the OR to have the broncoscopy performed to see if her airway had grown bigger from her previous surgery. The good news is that the surgery appears to have worked and increased Zoe’s airway – so no trache yet. The doctor did notice […]
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Just a quick update to catch everyone up. Zoe was taken off the paralysis medicine on Monday, and has begun moving and looking around again. It’s very good to see her “alive” again. She is on some mild sedation to keep her from becoming too active and dislodging or extubating her breathing […]
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Yes Zoe looks the exact same size….but my how Jolly the Walrus has shrunk!
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Just wanted to put in perspective how much Zoe’s grown over the past 10 weeks. Nothing much to report this week. Zoe’s doing well under the paralysis. Mom and Dad are doing OK – but […]
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Good news. Zoe’s surgery went well today. During the bronchoscopy the doctor found that there was no collapsed trachea and that the cricoid ring was narrow. The doctor performed the cricoid split and inserted the larger ventilator tube. The surgery took about 45 minutes. As Leslie mentioned in the last […]
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