David is officially listed on the transplant list! I received a call at 1:40 this afternoon saying insurance had given the approval to go ahead and list. After providing them with his SSN, David was added to the list. There has been much rejoicing on the unit and everyone is excited for David as he … Continue reading June 7, 2024
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May 21, 2024
Another good, stable day for David. It's funny, the folks who haven't seen David since last week keep wondering what changed because he's so happy now. The only thing that I can think that has changed was his valium dosage. Whatever it is, since Saturday, he's like a different baby - full of smiles, takes … Continue reading May 21, 2024
May 20, 2024
Today much of the excitement did not occur in David's room - but rather outside of his window. We had just finished rounding on David (I think around 9) and had not yet dispersed when the lights (well, actually everything) went out. The nurses remained calm and sprang into action to check on anyone who … Continue reading May 20, 2024
May 16, 2024
Today was a relatively uneventful day for David. When I arrived, I found out that David and I had the same sense of fashion today as we were both wearing our Buffs gear. He was apparently happy early this morning, but by the time I arrived, had returned to his "normal" level of fussiness. We … Continue reading May 16, 2024
May 11, 2024
There are not many changes for David - the goal of the weekend is to minimize changes and just get him to Monday. David did end up back on high flow a couple of different times today. He was having a little work of breathing and dropping his oxygen saturations. He overcame that and was … Continue reading May 11, 2024
May 10, 2024
I know we initially planned on the cardiology team meeting today in conference to have an in-depth conversation about David's next steps, but it did not happen. It was the planned before he had his brain MRI and cardiac cath scheduled for Monday, both of which will contain valuable pieces of information that could help … Continue reading May 10, 2024