I thought it might be time to start a thread for this.
Teresa (we call her T) is still in ICU, intubated. She has broncitis and a fungal infection in her lungs that is keeping her airways tight and fragil, so they aren't removing the breathing tubes. They will test daily to see if the swelling goes down enough to remove the tubes.
When I took her in on mother's day, she had renal failure, was badly dehydrated, her Co2 levels were way high & o2 levels low (hence the intubation) and her liver function was slightly bad. But now all of that is good, we are just waiting on the broncial swelling to go down.
But if removing the tubes doesn't happen on Monday or Tuesday, she will not be able to attend our daughter's wedding. This day is extremely important to her. She is being treated for depression and anxiety, and I'm very afraid of what this will do to her if she misses it.
There will be films and pictures, but it's not the same. We thought about taking her to the vinue
Grand Tradition Estate after she is better, so she could see it for herself in person, and get pictures with our daughter in her gown there. This may ease the pain a bit. Maybe....
Also, if she is off the ventilator, but unable to leave the hospital, I was considering if she would be able to watch it live, like on skype or something. I have no idea how that works, though. Also, I'm not sure if that will only make her more sad that she's not there. But I think if she is awake it's the best idea. Any great tech ideas on how to make this work? She has a laptop, but I'm not sure how to get it online from her room.
Any other ideas?
I'm still holding out hope, but at this point it's not looking good. And I'm worried it may cast a dark shadow over my daughter's happy day, she is already freaking about it. I need to try to salvage this the best I can....
I also want to thank you all for your support thus far. It's been a true blessing to me!