January 11th and 12th

Friday - Brenda had a restful evening. The first thing she did was her rehab; legs, arms, and mouth. The Therapist assisted her in setting up. She was able to keep herself sitting up (off / on) for about 15 minutes. They are treating her for a fungal infection, yeast. She is on the ventilator in the Assist control mode. The Doctor could not insert the PEG, stomach tube feed, because she could not maintain a acceptable breathing rate. This was due to retintion of liquids in her body. She was sent back to the room. Once back in the they started a program to remove the fluids, push / pull (Albulmen and Lasix). They did this about 2 weeks ago. The liver number improved for the second day and at this time the Doctor does not believe this is a problem. She is resting tonight.

Saturday - Brenda's breathing problem is continuing and the doctors decided to sediate her and let the ventilator do the breathing. They feel that the current situation is doing more harm than good. They are not sure how long this treatment will take. We request that family only visit until this situation changes.