10:00 AM
Courtney had a good night and we were able to get a little more sleep. They have been able to pull a lot of fluid off of her since yesterday. Her lung x-ray this morning looks significantly better than yesterday.
Today's focus: more of the same. The goal is for her lungs to recover enough over the weekend to allow her to come off ECMO on Monday and have her lungs only supported by the ventilator.
8:00 PM
Courtney has had a good day today as they continue to pull fluid off of her. In fact, over the last 36 hours they have drawn off 9 liters of fluid. Along with the 12 liters they drew off on Monday and Tuesday, that is 21 liters (or 46+ pounds). We have jokingly said "Match that Jenny Craig". Although she lost the weight quickly, she had also gained it pretty quickly.
Her lungs continue to improve and she is still on pace for the goal of coming off the ECMO machine on Monday and just be supported by a ventilator.
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