Amy got here around 3:30 and held Olivia for a while. She does quite well sitting up. In fact, she asked me to help her stand earlier today. The more she can sit upright, the better she will be overall.
Olivia complained of stomach pain; suppository in, #2 out. She’s comfortable enough to rest now, which is good because we’re staying in ICU tonight. This is a good and bad thing. Good because we get special treatment with a nurse focused on Olivia and one other patient only, and bad because it’s a negative enough situation that we have to stay here.
The situation is that they take an x-ray each morning. This morning the x-ray showed too much fluid in lungs (no change from yesterday) and a small collapsed portion. If they can help this clear out and pop open that one part, that will help a ton. This is done by breathing treatments, which are continuing every six hours.
Anther issue we are watching for is possible infection. Olivia’s abdomen has been somewhat distended since she arrived here and the drainage from her chest has increased in the past day. Both are within normal bounds, but if accompanied by a spike in temperature, it could indicate an internal infection. Keep this in prayer.
We both got more sleep last night than any other so far. They’re lengthening the time for vitals checks and whatnot, so that is good.
Earlier this morning—talking 3:30 or 4am—was the first and only time Olivia has smiled since the surgery. That is what the ancients called hope or expectation. It is the ability to see a glimpse of good that will soon come. If she can smile now, that means she feels she is doing better.
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