More talk of ECMO

Yesterday was a long day at the hospital. At 2:00 AM, Teresa reported that Averi had been weaned on her oxygen from 80 to 67 during the course of the day. They ended up turning it back up to 70 because her blood gases showed that her oxygen level was a little low. The doctors are having a meeting about Averi today and there is talk of ECMO again. During these meetings they usually have every available doctor, and sometimes the respiratory therapists, as well as every bit of information in the baby's file. They lay out the info and systematically go through it, and then they discuss the next course of action. It is a good way to get the whole picture laid out there and get a good comprehensive view of what's going on. Averi gets the benefit of the collaboration of doctors who collectively likely have centuries of experience. Teresa is nervous about the prospect of ECMO and what they will recommend. For now, Averi remains stable.

Please pray that the doctors would be given and extra portion of wisdom and that whatever decisions they make will be soundly made, knowing every aspect of what is going on with Averi. Pray also for Teresa and Kevin to feel the peace that passes all understanding. Thank you, friends!