Quiet

Very quiet day today...finally. Noah is settled on the ventilator and holding his own. Kailyn & Joshua came in to see him today. Now that the scary oscillator is gone, we decided they would be ok to come in. The kids did great and Noah even opened his eyes for them! He is extremely weak from being so sick and paralysed for 9 days, but he did manage to open his eyes for a couple of minutes throughout the day. He is very sedated, so he isn't focusing on much when he does open his eyes, but it's reassuring to know that he's in there somewhere! He tries to move his limbs, but it is too much effort at this point. He hasn't tried breathing on his own at all, he is letting the ventilator do all the work for him right now.
Noah's blood pressure is stable and his kidneys are working well. His chest xray is showing small improvements, but still very wet and hazy. His hemoglobin is drifting low again, so blood was brought in for him today. He will likely need another transfusion in the next day or two. His platelets are still low, but holding. He spiked another fever this evening. Still waiting for final culture results on the last blood culture to see exactly what is still growing.