Aria is doing awesome!
Aria is doing really well, we are so encouraged.
She is off a couple of meds today, dopamine being the major one. Â Her blood pressure, heart rate and breathing is great too. Â She is still over breathing the vent too.
Aria hasn’t opened her eyes yet but the arms and legs are waving around a bit. Â When the nurses put eye drops in her eyes and she tries to bat them away. Â They had to change out the vent machine and manually bag her for a bit and she didn’t like that at all. Â So there were arms and legs going in all directions.
She is really really puffy and they gave her to med to help pee it out and her kidneys managed fine with it.
Her bili is dropping at every blood draw which is 6 hourly (or Q6 like they say here)!
So today some really solid progress.
The only bummer was that there is confirmed bacteria in her abdominal wall and they will wash her out tomorrow.  Her wound is still open so they can go back and forth.  I did see it today, it is pretty full on.  Not sure when they are going to sew her back up.
Anyway the nurse today was really awesome and took the time to explain lots of things to me and talk with me about stuff so I felt apart of things today. Â It has been a struggle really not even feeling comfortable to adjust the bed but we are getting there.
Miss Carol came in today and sat with Aria while Hamish and I got out for a couple of hours. Â Thank you Carol! Â Ash was at preschool. Â I guess Aria is asleep the whole time so it doesn’t really matter if there was no one with her. Â But it just feels better knowing there is someone here. Â It was lovely to get out, I haven’t been outside for almost two weeks!
Anyway hopefully more progress tomorrow! Â Go Aria, you’re awesome 🙂
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# 9 Feb at 10:18 pm
Praise the Lord for the fantastic development.
In Christ
Tony
# 9 Feb at 10:42 pm
Excellent news so great to hear that little Aria doing so well, thinking and praying for you all, God Bless
big hugs
# 9 Feb at 10:57 pm
Yes! Go Aria!!!! Wonderful to hear your girl is doing so well – bit stink about that bacteria, but great the docs are onto it and have a plan to eradicate! You are all in our thoughts as always! Lis x
# 9 Feb at 11:02 pm
Woohoo!!!! This is awesome stuff.
Ali xoxo
# 9 Feb at 11:02 pm
Awesome to read this great progress, go miss Aria, and as Always how lucky are Aria and Asher to have amazing parents. You guys rock xoxox
# 9 Feb at 11:13 pm
You are awesome too Anita and Hamish – you are doing such a great job and I’m sure Aria knows you are with her all the time. I am so happy to hear such great progress reports. Slowly but surely!
# 9 Feb at 11:27 pm
Goooooo Aria! 🙂
# 9 Feb at 11:34 pm
Woooohoooo!!! And I hope you and Hamish felt re-energised getting out together.
# 9 Feb at 11:46 pm
Yea Aria!!!! Keep it up! And big thanks to Carol for ALL she is doing……such an angel!
# 9 Feb at 11:51 pm
Awesome to hear there is good progress, we think of you all the time, best wishes Aria!
# 9 Feb at 11:53 pm
Today a Colombian friend of ours told us that a couple of nights ago she had a burden to pray lots for Aria. Her wee grandson didn’t make it to the transplant op for kidneys. He died in December but do you know something? His parents donated his heart and his eyes and the knowledge that another child (or children) have been blessed by those organs has helped enormously in their grieving process. I just know that the parents who donated organs for Aria
# 9 Feb at 11:58 pm
sorry, haven’t finished writing! The caring folk who donated organs for our wee Aria are receiving a blessing too, and it is helping the grieving process.
We shared about Aria’s progress at church tonight. Lots of people love you guys and pray for you!
# 10 Feb at 12:13 am
That is such great news! Am glad you got out with Hamish and also feeling more in touch with Aria’s cares – lots of positives…. will be praying for the bacteria to be gone! X
# 10 Feb at 12:34 am
Fantastic progress which is what we did expect Aria would make. Anita and Hamish – hope you had a relaxing break- imagine it would be easier knowing that Aria’s stats are improving all the time. You are a family of absolute troopers! Wonderful to hear of the continual support you have from your American families.
# 10 Feb at 12:35 am
Great stuff!!! 🙂
# 10 Feb at 12:38 am
Great to hear those postive signs are starting to come through with Aria’s recovery. Wonderful that you can both got out and had some time for you to be a couple doing normal things even if it might only be for an hour or two.
I think that trip to Disneyland that you have hoped for with the kids will be part of your activities to plan in the future. Little Aria is a battler and she will come through all of this to be a right little star that will give you a run for your money!!!(as you know)
I sent an update email to all the staff at work (Hamish’s old work at FPF) and they are all sending their best wishes and reading your blogs. Both of you should be really proud of the work you do as wonderful parents to Aria and Asher. People have said how amazed they are with your honesty in your blogs and your strength of faith. Kia kaha – stay strong. XXXX
# 10 Feb at 12:40 am
wonderful to read this latest update, but we will not cease to keep praying for a driving out of all that bacteria and full recovery. Great that the kidneys coped with those meds. glad for the time out that you and Hamish managed. Great stuff. lots of lovexxx
# 10 Feb at 12:46 am
awesome to see aria making such great progress, long may it continue. i hope you, anita and hamish enjoyed your day out yesterday. so nice to now there are such caring people looking out for you. sending love xx
# 10 Feb at 12:56 am
Great to read about Aria’s progress, so pleased she is doing as well as expected – may she continue to do so. Thinking of you all.
# 10 Feb at 12:59 am
Great news about Aria’s progress.Don’t worry too much that she isn’t waking up yet. When Allan, my husband, finally woke up after his surgery, he was healed and hadn’t had any of the pain associated with open heart surgery. So God is healing Aria while she sleeps and she will be less traumatised when she wakes up.
God bless all of you, Judy.
# 10 Feb at 1:15 am
so pleased things are mostly well
pleased the nurses are so good
so good for you and Hamish to get a break
praying that there will indeed more progress tomorrow!
# 10 Feb at 2:42 am
encouraging report, Praise God, glad you and Ham were able to get out for a time, Thanks Carol you rock!!! Praying the bacteria will be gone soon and Aria will soon be awake. Great the staff talked to you today and helped you feel more apart of whats going on. lots of love to you all
# 10 Feb at 3:16 am
wow what awesome news!! hope that she wakes this weekend!! that would be the best news ever!! we fly to South Afica on friday evening,and i cant wait to share this remarkable story with my friends and family…. i am going to miss being able to read all the updates that you post. Will only be able to catch up again in March when i get back!! darn!!
I am so happy that the staff took the time to show you and talk you through everything, it does make a huge difference once you get to hear and understand all those little details! i really hope that the bacteria clears soon!! other than that!! whoooo hooooo Aria!! what a brave and strong little girl you are! very proud of you!!
# 10 Feb at 3:54 am
All really encouraging news. Aria is so spectacular and such a fighter. Can’t wait for her to wake up!
# 10 Feb at 4:28 am
Yay for bili dropping, and keep peeing little one. I pray that they get rid of all of that bacteria soon so they can finish closing her up.
I’m so glad that you and Hamish got out for a bit Anita, you need a bit of fresh air every now and again.
Keep fighting Aria. 🙂
# 10 Feb at 7:59 am
Still cheering for you all. Go, Aria! Go, Anita! Go, Hamish! Go, Asher! You are all fighters!
love,
Erin, Ben and Blaise
# 10 Feb at 8:39 am
So happy with the good report and that you were able to get out awhile. God is so good to send christian friends like Carol your way.They too must be very dedicated to doing the Lord’s work.Praying Aria continues to do so well.
# 10 Feb at 1:17 pm
So glad to hear things are going well. Hope you get some more opportunities to get a break.
# 10 Feb at 7:26 pm
Great to hear that Aira is still the champion fighter keep going hope form now on it will be plain sailing for you all