We got to see Elizabeth!! She was "crying" a little when we first got back to her room, of course we can't hear her now because of the trach but she seemed very upset. She was kicking her legs around alot, which she likes to do. They gave her some morphine and she calmed down pretty quick :) She is still on the ventilator but they plan to try and wean her off of it tonight and just attach oxygen to her trach. We are very hopeful that she can do it! They are not keeping her paralyzed so she can wake up when she wants but they are just keeping her comfortable with the pain meds, we hope that will make it easier for her to adjust being able to wake up and move around some but still be pain free. If she starts pulling at her tubes they may have to sedate/paralyze her but for now she is doing well. Today was a very difficult day for us, knowing that we would have to put her through this and hoping she wouldnt look at us and wonder why we did this. We hate that we may not be able to hear her cry or speak for a while, but knowing that this will hopefully help her does make it a little easier to deal with. I will keep you all updated with her progress from the vent!!
Thanks again for your support! Today was another hurdle and she did great! What a fighter!
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