Day +64. We’ve had a turn of events

Sorry it’s been a while since my last update. Leigh has been very busy
with her recovery from being released to the apartment, readmitted for
severe/uncontrollable pain issues, and then ultimately being released
to home 2 weeks ago. She even made it to a baseball game of Sams last
Friday.
Since then we have had a very unfortunate turn of events. Over
the past 3-4 weeks Leigh was having pain that would shoot throughout
her body when she tried to breath. This past Saturday she was
readmitted for breathing complications. Her blood oxygen levels were
very low at rest and even lower during activity. On Tuesday night
Leigh had to be put on a ventilator to assist in her breathing, give
her a chance to rest. She is heavily sedated but can feel our touch
and hear our voices. She is in critical but stable condition.
They have determined that Leigh had inflammation in her lungs most
likely caused by an infection. This inflammation is causing her lungs
to bleed, not like a cut more like seeping from the lungs. This is
what was causing her the labored breathing.
She has shown positive results to the ventilator thus far.
4 hours after her being put on the ventilator at 100% oxygen they dropped
it to 35%. These are positive signs. She is also on high dose
steroids to help reduce the inflammation. Leigh is battling very hard
to beat this issue and move forward. We all have to stay strong and
positive for Leigh. I know she is fighting as hard as she can.
Please send positive thoughts and prayers and energy her way.
Every bit helps. I will do my best to keep you updated as events occur.
Thank you for all of the thoughts and prayers thus far it has really
helped in her progress. Don’t stop now she needs it more than ever.
For those of you in the Tampa area contact me directly about
visitation, right now we want her to be in a calm and restfully state.
Sincerely
Dave