Thursday Afternoon

We haven't gotten any good news today. Things are pretty grim. Mom's body is just shutting down. Her kidneys are not working at all, her liver enzymes are increasing and her level of oxygen is not steady even though she is receiving full support from the ventilator. Her sedatives were stopped to evaluate her consciousness. When they did this yesterday she moved her hands, arms, feet and head. Today she is staying out even without the sedatives. A last resort is to try dialysis to remove the fluids form her body. Her hands, legs, belly are all twice their normal size form all of the fluids. Mom's platelets level is too low right now for them to set up a dialysis line. We are hoping it will improve soon so we can try. It truly is the last possible thing the doctors can do to help her fight this overwhelming blood infection. I hope to have better news next time....