I went in early this morning to disconnect Jasmine from her machine. Jasmine was a little bit sick because she had just had her 8am medicines. After the disconnecting routine I chatted with our home liaison nurse about the various people who will be supporting us when Jasmine comes out of hospital. It is all a bit scary thinking about the amount of stuff and care Jasmine will need. However, it is fantastic that we are talking about her coming home.
Late morning Jasmine was given an automatic blood pressure cuff to wear for 24 hours as she still has high blood pressure and they wanted to capture her blood pressure many times to see if there is a pattern in its rising and falling. In this way they can get her stable more quickly.
It was raining this afternoon so Jasmine and I stayed on the ward and did a bit of snoozing and catching up with the footie on Sky Sports. I drew up her medicines and set up her machine and then this evening I connected her. It gets easier every time we do it. Her potassium levels are low this week so she is getting a potassium supplement.
Neil arrived later on and drew up some other medicines and fed Jasmine. She threw up the whole bottle and then went to sleep.
Hi Neil, I worked with your Dad in Aberdeen. Since I received an email from your Dad, I have been following Jasmine’s progress on the Blog and I am pleased to see that the wee one is progressing. She looks a bonny baby! Good to see that you are now able to take her home for a little while. It will make it feel more “family-like” compared with being in GOSH all the time. Best wishes to you all.