Oliver had several setbacks during the last week and a half before we were discharged. He had been doing so well sprinting off the ventilator, and our medical team still had high hopes of Oliver going home with the ability to be off the ventilator for most of the day, but he just wasn't able to sustain it. By the time we were finally discharged, Oliver was fully dependent on the ventilator, needing regular suctioning, and no longer tolerating as vigorous of physical therapy as he could in the previous weeks. A few days before our discharge we had a conference with almost all of his specialists- there were five doctors, three nurses, and a med student in addition to us. I am so thankfull that for that meeting. It allowed us to talk with them all at once, at the same table, about Oliver's condition, our goals for him as we headed home, and plan our care for him.
David was the nurse that worked with Oliver when he was admitted, and was one of our most regular nurses in the PICU. It was such a blessing to develop friendships with several of the nurses caring for our son.
We got to come home December 10th! We spent 54 days at Doernbecher, almost 2 months.
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