Hello, this is William doing this entry for Aunt Janette and Cathy.
On Monday, her daughter, Wendy, flew in to be with her. Also her brother, sister-in-law and nephew arrived by car from Louisiana. So Wendy, Uncle Dud, Aunt Missy and Clark are all here with her. It is always good to have family around in times like these.
Yesterday, Aunt Janette was removed from the ventilator to see how she would do breathing on her own. She had quite a bit of difficulty breathing but managed to continue on. As the day progressed, she was able to sleep and her breathing while still quite labored was not as intense a struggle for breath. Later in the afternoon, she began to wake up and be a bit more alert. She asked where she was, how long was she here and such. She also made it clear she needed to take her medication, like her beta-blocker, so her mind is good as far as longer term memory. Her nurse, Jason, was helpful and attentive to her needs by working to keep her airway clear as fluid built up. Outside of the pain in her throat from the ventilator tube, she was not in much pain.
So far today things are the same. She has been moved to a private room from the CCU room. She has labored breathing and is struggling to keep her airway clear of the fluid buildup. A nurse showed Clark how to suction out her airway to help her breathe. Please keep her in your prayers.
As for contacting Cathy to get a status, please keep in mind that she is spending most of her time at the hospital and getting a phone call in the room has the potential of waking Aunt Janette if she is sleeping. Plus getting so many calls and having to keep explaining the same thing can become weary on Cathy. Eliska tries to keep everyone updated as best she can so it is better to contact her instead of Cathy. This does not mean do not contact but just be mindful of what is occurring, so if you can call someone else to get a status please try that.
Thank you for your understanding and concern!
We all love Aunt Janette!!!
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