November 5-7

November 7, 2013

I heard from Steph that Rokie is doing better and that he is maintaining stable after some
IV lines and tubes have been removed from his little body. Perhaps in 1-2 weeks he will be
removed from the dialysis machine. That will be awesome because it will mean he eventually
will be able to be removed from the ventilator as well.

November 6, 2013

Rokie was taken off the dialysis machine today and some of his tubes and lines were removed. Stephanie said his levels seemed to be doing well despite being off the machine. That is such great news. The nurses even laid him on his belly to give him a break of laying on his back. I am very happy about all of that. The blood cultures still remain negative for any infections.

November 5, 2013

Rokie’s levels have been fluctuating today and he developed a fever. The medical staff don’t fully understand why his levels are imbalanced but they have some blood cultures still growing. They believe that having so many IVs and pick lines may be the cause so they have decided to pull one or two of them out tomorrow. That is a bit scary because he may end up needing one or both of them.