Discharge Delayed

Wouldn't you know I was checking out of Ronald McDonald House just as Bernie was getting her INR checked and her numbers are not worthy of discharge today. Her INR is only at 1.7 and it needs to be between 2.5 and 3.5. 😔

Needless to say I got immediately back on the phone with RMH and got our room back. 

Here's what this means for Bern:

1.  We start Heparin again. She has that new IV from yesterday. 

2. She gets labs drawn tonight at 7 and again at 6am tomorrow. More pokes. 

3. She is in the hospital for at least the weekend. Best case scenario for discharge is Sunday. 

Bernie enjoyed seeing the sisters. We had presents in the playroom and we even caught Bernie trying to RUN to the lights in the corner of the general care floor. 

 

The girls sort of remember the Ronald McDonald House  from when the were small. The most distinct memory was that of the fresh smell of the laundry room/rec level. The renovations are terrific!

 

 

Bernie knows how to make her rounds in this hospital, that's for sure. I can't imagine how many patients have spent multiple hours in the same day on the general care floor, the PCTU, the cath lab, and the play room. She just continues to let us know that everyone in every department of this Congenital Heart Center is needed and valued. 

 

Nurses Rebekah and Sandy help remove Bernie's IJ after her trip to the cath lab for her ECHO yesterday. Even though anesthesia wouldn't remove the line yesterday saying, "It's a hematoma waiting to happen," we did it and it went very smoothly!

Visitors welcome. Just trying to make this as fun of a weekend for Bernie and the girls. 

We will hope to see Traverse City by the end of the weekend or the first part of next week. 

 

Bernie actually enjoyed music therapy this morning. 

Thanks for continued prayers that Bernie can get through these daily blood draws without too much trauma. They are super hard for her. 

Love to all.