Adios, Caffeine and Oxygen!
As of right now, Faith is off caffeine and oxygen! The caffeine level came back low again on Friday. Apparently, Faith has a very fast metabolism and her body was just eating up the caffeine. Therefore, the caffeine was never able to reach a therapeutic level. The doctor decided on Friday that she doesn’t need the caffeine. Last night, Faith was taken off the oxygen. As of now, it has been 24 hours since she has been off of it. She has still been desating (meaning her oxygen saturation level drops) but the desats are occuring much less than any of the prior attempts of taking her off the oxygen. The nurses and doctors don’t seem to be concerned with the desats that are occuring. Hopefully, this is the breakthrough that we have been waiting for. If Faith can continue to do well off the oxygen, we may get to take her home. She is going to have to prove herself! We know she can do it!
SuperBabyFaith is so awesome! She is beautiful and such a blessing. We thank God everyday for her life and the opportunity to be her parents! As anxious as we are to get her home, we want to make sure that she is really ready to be out in the real world. We continue to pray that she will get stronger and healthier everyday.
Please keep the prayers coming! Some special prayer needs we have in our hearts and would like to ask you to pray for are:
- For Faith to be able to do well without the oxygen and stay off it forever
- For Faith to be able to hear
- For Faith’s doctors that God will give them wisdom and knowledge and help them to use it to treat Faith
- For Faith’s parents (Mike and I) and all of our family and friends that love Faith so much as we continue on this emotional rollercoaster and face many challenges and ups and downs.
Thanks to everyone who is supporting us! We can’t thank you enough!
As always, keeping the faith!
Bridget
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That is awesome news!
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Yay!!
So happy for the great news! Can’t wait for you guys to finally take little Faith home! Keep it up Faith! soon the time will come!!
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I am so glad to hear that she is doing well. What a beautiful little miracle she is. I pray that you are able to bring her home soon. May God continue to give you the strength and the doctors wisdom in providing the best care for faith.
julie tallo-colyer
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Hi Bridget and Mike…..
We are praying for you here in Ireland…. Hope Faith the miracle baby will be well enough to come home soon….I am watching all her progress thanks to technology.. Bridget you a truly wonderful mother.. Will be in touch soon….
God Bless you all…. Alice in Tipperary….
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We are so excited that Faith gets to go home soon!!!!Maggie, Eli, & Fiona
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Brigid & Mike
You are in our thoghts & prayers at this time Great to have the opportunity to see Faith daily progress
Love from The Harrington Family Dublin
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I just read your story from the ABC news web site. It is really moving. I pray for beautiful and pray for grace to abound on you all. I pray for all the spiritual, material and financial support to abound in your family. It is not over until it is over. I keep praying and i know the help will follow. God bless