She Opened Her Eyes

Amber is in ICU now and has even shown some signs of waking up. She opened up her eyes and responded to some questions with a nod of the head. Laurie told her that the surgery went well and that she is such a brave woman. She shook her head knowlingly. Laurie told her that the doctors would be taking her to get a VQ scan and that when she got back to the room so the family could see her again, if she’s awake. The test is normal procedure to make sure that the blood supply from the pulmonary artery reaches the lungs and that the gas exchange is functioning well. She is intubated (on a ventilator), but is breathing room air!! Her O2 sats are 93! (for those that know what that means). Things will be progressing quickly, as had been foretold. More later. It’s exciting!