Sunday, September 05, 2010
Quilla in the Hospital
This morning, my mom went in to check on Quilla as she napped. Mom found her with her eyes open but staring off and very unresponsive. Mom picked her up and brought her to the kitchen where we tried to get her to react and quickly saw that she was having short periods where she was not breathing. We called 911. While we waited, we could hear her trying for shallow breaths but that was all, and she remained unresponsive with her eyes open. Shortly after the first responders arrived, she began to cry, a great sign and a welcome sound. We put a flow of oxygen in her face and that seemed to help as she continued to cry. When the paramedics arrived with the ambulance, she seemed more responsive and was still crying. However, when she would calm down, her breathing would get shallow and sporadic again. We took her by ambulance to the hospital. She had one more instance of being unresponsive in the ER but after she had a breathing treatment that's typically given to kids who have croup, she really improved. Her breathing was way less noisy, her eyes were bright, and she was her old self. So, at this point, there are still a lot of unknowns and she is spending tonight in the hospital for observation. Thankfully, we haven't seen anymore problems since this morning. The working theory is that she had a severe case of croup where her throat was so swollen, it practically closed up and she could barely breathe. They did an x-ray and found some possible pneumonia. She got an antibiotic shot for that. We are doing ok now and the only thing we need is your prayers. I'm sitting in her hospital room right now and she is doing great. However, I am now scared about taking her home tomorrow. I don't know how I'll ever lay her down for a nap.
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