7/28/10
Well today we thought we were going to go home. We were so sure of it that we took a bunch of things home - should have known better! This morning they let us know that they wanted the Ear/Nose/Throat Doctor to check her since her strider (irritated trachea) seemed louder today. She did get checked out and it appears that one of her vocal chords is paralyzed, which could be a combination of the head trauma and the breathing tube. This may be something that clears up as the swelling goes down from being irritated or it could be permanent. Her speech will be fine and her other vocal chord will try to compensate. We won't know long term how this will affect her until she is one. What that means right now is that her little cry and coo's will sound kind of raspy.
We have a swallow study tomorrow as the above info could be part of the issue she is having with drinking from a bottle. We will just wait and see.
Other than that, we had a pretty good day with Josie. The girls (along with their cousins) were able to come visit with their sister. They loved it!
We continue to be patient and wait for God's right timing to take Josie home. He knows what needs to happen before we go home so that we as ready as possible.
Blessings to all-
Marc & Darcia
Well today we thought we were going to go home. We were so sure of it that we took a bunch of things home - should have known better! This morning they let us know that they wanted the Ear/Nose/Throat Doctor to check her since her strider (irritated trachea) seemed louder today. She did get checked out and it appears that one of her vocal chords is paralyzed, which could be a combination of the head trauma and the breathing tube. This may be something that clears up as the swelling goes down from being irritated or it could be permanent. Her speech will be fine and her other vocal chord will try to compensate. We won't know long term how this will affect her until she is one. What that means right now is that her little cry and coo's will sound kind of raspy.
We have a swallow study tomorrow as the above info could be part of the issue she is having with drinking from a bottle. We will just wait and see.
Other than that, we had a pretty good day with Josie. The girls (along with their cousins) were able to come visit with their sister. They loved it!
We continue to be patient and wait for God's right timing to take Josie home. He knows what needs to happen before we go home so that we as ready as possible.
Blessings to all-
Marc & Darcia
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