Waiting Game

Update time for all the fans of Brit! What a long week it has been, for those of us who love and support Brittany. I've got an update from Brad via his blackberry. Thank goodness for technology :) What would we do without it??


She is resting comfortably on the ventilator, initiating the breaths herself, not the machine.
The trach was put on hold until Monday so that her blood thinners would be out of her system for surgery.

Many of you know that Brittany, in the fall, initially had some problems with her port getting blood clots in and near the end of the line. They have since corrected the problem by putting a new port-a-cath line in which delivers IV medication to her system without the continuous poke of a needle. She is able to go seven days using the same port needle.

Port-a-caths are life savers for individuals whose veins aren't very good for IV's. Brit and I share a common love for our ports...bonded by the craziest things. She takes blood thinners to help keep the line from getting clotted. She also twice a week, gets a solution put into her line and left there for an hour to help keep the line clear.

As her family anxiously awaits the day when the surgery takes place, please send comments of encouragement and support their way!