Today we found out that the brain bleed is in the ventricles of the Olivia's brain, which is in the back of the head--brain stem area. Good news is that the bleeding has stopped! Thank you Jesus! Please pray that her little brain and head does not swell; the bleeding has stopped but we are told that with stage 3-you never know what will happen. It can stay where it is, or it can progress forward, and that would cause her brain to swell. They are going to see if the blood goes away before any drastic measures are taken. That is where PRAYER comes in!
Earlier today, they also were able to take out her ventilator and chest tube, and then put a C-Pap on her. The C-Pap is to help the sacks in her lungs stay open so that when she breathes on her OWN that they stay open, and she does not struggle. Unfortunately, by 6:00, the chest tube was put back in and she is back on the ventilator due to complications. When they took her chest tube out, some air got in her where the chest tube was...and it caused her distress. We were hoping to get her back on the feeding tube, but with this down hill roll, we are not sure that is going to happen this weekend.
Please continue to pray for Olivia Jane; she is such a beautiful blessing! We love her so very much, and with the power of prayer she will come home healthy soon! Thank you all so much for keeping up with her progress, and praying for her each day. I know that it is because of faith and prayer that she has done so well. She made it through heart surgery!..Wow, that is a blessing and now her bleeding has stopped! Blessing again! Keep praying! I love you Olivia Jane!
~Aunt Jessie
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