Another first today......Kale got a massage!

Well Kale had a somewhat stable day today. His gases were better than they were yesterday but still weren't great. His vent settings stayed the same throughout the day, so at least they didn't have to increase them. His lung x-rays still looked pretty bad still, and the Dr. told us not to expect those to change any time soon. He said that if his infection goes away in the next few days they may do a 4 day course of stronger steroids to try and get him over the hump. But right now we're just waiting for his infection to clear and for him to gain strength.

He is doing great with his feedings, and he is up to 3 lbs. 2 oz. now! He will probably stay at the same amount of food for a little while longer since he is on full feedings for his weight.

Shannon, Kale's occupational therapist, came in today and did some massage with Kale. She showed me how to do it on him and so I got to give him a little massage today for about 15 minutes :) He LOVED it. It is supposed to release tension in the three areas we focused on which were his neck, shoulders and low back. He is stuck in just a couple of positions all day and so his body gets tense and muscles get stiff and so this is supposed to help relax him. Apparently it worked because his SpO2 was at about 96 the whole time I was massaging him. It was nice to do something for him that obviously was soothing for him. Makes me feel like I can actually help him a little!

Hopefully tomorrow we will get the final reading on his cultures and it would be great if they stay negative. We're still praying for his lungs to heal and get stronger so he can get off this vent and back to the other! Thanks for checking in, I know we have a lot of people praying for his lungs to improve and we are so grateful for that!