Day 10......

Today was a much better day!
Kate loves her Daddy!
Our neice, Drew, drew this picture and wanted it hung so Kate can look at it while she was in her hospital be. We thought it was so cute that we had to take a picture of it.

A little bit of news sure goes a long way. We got a call at midnight last night telling us that Kate has been scheduled for her Bronchoscopy at 7:30 am this morning. We were pleasantly surprised that she was scheduled so early. So, Bryan got up this morning and drove to the hospital to be there with her, while I waited for my Mom to come up. The test went really quick and the results came back better than expected. However, they found that most of the Tracheomalicia has been caused by her reflux. This is good news and bad news at the same time. The plan is to fix her reflux problem (by a Nissen & G-Tube) and see if her airway will improve before making any decisions about a Trach. We feel much better about this decision. We still need to consult with Dr. Downey (who will be performing the surgeries) and get an idea of when she will be able to have these done. From the look of things, it may not be until sometime next week. The hard thing is that we would have to keep her on the vent until her surgery. By doing so, it can be extremely harsh on her throat causing a lot of inflammation. It has been a much better day considering we have more of a plan of action.

Kate seems to be in much better spirits. She has actually been awake much more today and is less irritated. This has been nice because she has been able to play with her toys and actually get some stimulation. We are more hopeful about things and are looking forward to getting her better and home with us.