A Real Eye Opener

Today we spend most of the day locked out of module 1. There was a new baby that was flown in from Ft. Wayne this morning and this evening there is a pretty sick baby coming from University just down the street. We are still the sick module due to the ECMO still taking part in our module. Hopefully the baby tonight won't be as sick as they think and we can see one more time tonight. Today Luke had visitors from Northwest Indiana. Camisha, Denise, and Amber from school came down to see him. I was just happy that we timed things right and we slipped in before they could close again. It was good to see my friends. Luke's morning gas was outstanding, but good enough to keep him maintained where he was. Which I'm happy that we at least did not take a step backwards. He will have another blood gas in the morning at 8AM. Today's big excitement was Luke's ROP exam on his eyes. ROP stands for retinopathy of prematurity, and it describes abnormal blood vessels and scar tissues over the retina of the eye. There is a greater change of occurrence the smaller the baby, so Luke's chances are high. They once thought large amounts of oxygen given to the baby might be a factor, but they don't really know. If there were these vessels the worst case scenario is blindness, but usually just glasses would be needed. However, Luke's test came back great. There wasn't much to worry about, they however will be watching and checking him occasionally over the next few weeks. It is just another hurdle the little man has leaped. Hopefully tonight isn't a long night and we continue to move forward.

Jordan