The Apple Buzz: One More Extubation Story Detail

In November 2007, our unborn daughter was found to have a condition called Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia (CDH), which occurs in 1 out of every 2,500 pregnancies. Basically, our daughter’s diaphragm had a hole in it that had allowed her stomach, liver, and some intestines to pass into the upper regions of her chest cavity. Her chest was too overcrowded to allow her lungs to fully develop. She was given slim odds to survive and worse odds to thrive.

Our daughter, Jillian Olivia, was born in the Spring of 2008. Since her birth, Jill had two surgeries during her first year and has since thrived.

We started this site to chronicle our experiences throughout this journey and to keep our family members and friends up-to-date on Jill's condition. Now we use this site to update others on what's going on in our lives.

Friday, January 30, 2009

One More Extubation Story Detail

One of the details I forgot to include in the extubation story yesterday was that one of the assistants was an intern respiratory therapist student from BSU. What a learning experience for a student.

So after over an hour of trying every trick in the book to get Jill breathing consistently on her own, the doctor turns to the intern and asks, "Joey, are there any new tricks that you learned in school that I haven't tried yet." NOT GOOD!

Little Joey replied, "No, you've tried everything that I have heard about."

1 comment:

Anonymous said...: God Bless you guys and little Jillian (and little Katelyn, for being such a strong and understanding big sister!) I'm so relieved she's turning the corner. This surgery will be such a huge step to helping her grow and be a strong, healthy kid.
Best of luck and thanks for keeping us informed!; January 30, 2009 at 9:52 AM