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Ethan at Ashleys soccer practice

Taylor Swift!!

Home

All, we have been discharged from the hospital. We spent last night in the ICU and Ethan was wide awake the entire night. The next morning, we were moved to the general recovery floor. After they monitored Ethan's eating and drinking and our general readiness to be home, they let us go. Thanks for all the prayers everyone. It is time for some sleep.

Night night

Ethan

The extubation is so far a success! We have a few hours to ensure his airways don't swell.

Final hurdles

We had a peaceful night. Ethan has his days and nights mixed so he was alert and quiet for 2 hours last night. We looked at old pictures, I showed him different things around the room and he held onto his bat the whole time. This morning, he passed his extubation preparation test so the docs are finishing rounds then they plan to cut his sedation. After 30 minutes, they are going to give the extubation a shot. If it works they are going to closely monitor for 24 hours then we move to general recovery. Fingers crossed.