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<P DIR=LTR><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="Calibri">First of all, thank you all for the many private emails of encouragement sent to me, t</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="Calibri">he cards sent to Pat and the massive out pouring of drool and prayers on Pat</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="Calibri">’</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="Calibri">s behalf.</FONT></SPAN></P>
<P DIR=LTR><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="Calibri">As of this afternoon, the prognosis for Pat is poor. She has</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"> <FONT FACE="Calibri">Adult Respiratory Distress Syndrome (ARDS) which basically means that her lungs cannot function on their own. Her lung xrays are almost</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"> <FONT FACE="Calibri">solid white and they are lavaging (washing) her lungs out with sterile saline and</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"> <FONT FACE="Calibri">“</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="Calibri">vacuuming</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="Calibri">”</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="Calibri"> (sucking) out the</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"> <FONT FACE="Calibri">infected secretions. The good news (relative and very small glimmer of hope) is that the antibiotics have begun to break up the gunk</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="Calibri"> in her lungs, the ventilator is only on 45% oxygen, and when they gave her a sedation-vacat</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="Calibri">ion this morning, she opened her eyes for the first time in two days. They did a brain scan and everything seems normal on that. </FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"> <FONT FACE="Calibri">They have now added fentanol as a pain medication and lasix every 12 hours to red</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="Calibri">uce fluid retention. </FONT></SPAN></P>
<P DIR=LTR><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="Calibri">I am trying to prepare myself for the worst, while hoping and praying for the best.</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN></P>
<P DIR=LTR><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="Calibri">Sandi Wittenberg</FONT></SPAN></P>
<P DIR=LTR><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="Calibri">Red Bay Bassets</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN></P>
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