Lorelei is back in Gouda, that is, in the Hospital in Gouda. That means she is doing a lot better. Yesterday she was taken off the respirator and that was basically what kept her on the ICU in Utrecht. She was taken off yesterday morning, and started breathing, drinking and everything right away! There wasn't really a problem. So, this afternoon she was transported back to Gouda where she will stay in the hospital until she is ready to come home. She still has a feeding tube, but that is rather useless, because she drinks so well from the bottle. She also still has an IV line which they use to administer antibiotics, but technically this could also be done orally. Well, we'll see...
It is soooooo good to see her like she is now. She is no longer drugged, so she is awake and alert. She can drink from the bottle, which is nice because we can take care of her again, feeding her the bottle anyway. And it is good to have her back in Gouda because we can just walk to the hospital, rather than drive for 35 minutes...
It has been a really hard two weeks, but she has recovered and as far as anybody can tell right now she survived this ordeal pretty much unscathed. So, now we just have to wait until she is ready to come home. We hope this will be before the new year. Then we can finally start taking care of our daughter ourselves and getting to know her! I can hardly wait...!
1 comment:
Fabulous news! And great birthday pressie for mum!
Mines still inside - causing trouble! Kicking hard, dancing on my bladder, getting hiccups ALL the time and basically making me feel like a VERY old woman as I can only just get around now!!! (a dreadful cold on top of that has not helped!)
Hope you all have a really enjoyable New Year!
Take care
Miranda (Ron, Max and Thumper!)
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