Ray's Birthday

Today (Sept. 2nd) is Ray's birthday. He had to work today, so we did not do anything in the daytime in terms of celebrating. When Ray got off work, we went to our friends' house for a double birthday celebration for Ray and Dennis. There was a great spread of food, thanks to Mary, as well as great company. It is good for Ray and I to get out and interact with people because it is so easy to get caught up in our little world of survival mode. After the party, we headed to the hospital for a late night visit with Farrah. We did not stay too long since it was late and we were both pretty tired.

Farrah was sleeping the whole time that we were there, so we talked with her nurse and the other nurse for a bit. Farrah is still on the jet ventilator but is on low settings. Her weekday team will make a decision about moving her back to a regular vent. This may also be the week that they give her steroids to help her lungs. We would just love to see her get over this hurdle of not being able to breathe on her own. There is not much else to report. It has been a quiet weekend for Farrah, and we'll take that. Farrah is still tolerating her feeds and the fortifier, and she is getting lots of much needed rest.