January 30

Brenda is still in the Medical/Surgical ICU listed as critical with focus on Kidney and watching the Lungs. This morning was her dressing treatment and the process took only 45 minutes. Next, was her Respiratory treatment, Occupational therapy moved her legs / feet, and Physical therapy set her up for about 35 minutes and at that time did her exercises. Again, she did an amazing job. She really is fighting. Her burns are healing as well. Her Ventilator setting is at a PEEP of 7 and Oxygen level is at 40%. She is receiving antibiotics via the Ventilator, fourteen day cycle that will hopefully be ending Friday. Her white cell count is normal. Urine output was good and they are monitoring her process of Toxin's, but she still needs to process a much higher level. If she continues to improve her process levels of Toxin's they will not need to do the Hemodialysis. This is a day by day decision based on her kidney toxin process levels. She was in the Stretch Chair this afternoon for 3 plus hours at which time she was able to watch some TV, and Jack managed to work with her on speech exercises. While the last two days have been very uplifting we are reminded that Burn Patients have a different recovery cycle, and that means that at anytime she could have a major problem that would pause her recovery. Celebrate the little steps, but pray that big problems do not arise.