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<P DIR=LTR><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="Calibri">Things remain status quo today. They put her on a CPAP for five hours this morning, then tried having her breath on her own using 50% oxygen. She did breath on her ow</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="Calibri">n for about 90 minutes but then her heart rate, respiration and blood pressure began to rise</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"> <FONT FACE="Calibri">and oxygenation</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"> <FONT FACE="Calibri">dropped</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="Calibri"> and they returned her to the ventilator. </FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"> <FONT FACE="Calibri">She is increasingly agitated by sounds and noise, so we are trying to keep her room quieter and doors closed to mak</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="Calibri">e her more comfortable. She continues to get morphine, Versed, respiratory therapy, physical therapy. Her daily chest xrays are showing slight improvement</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"> <FONT FACE="Calibri">but their capacity and strength is very poor. </FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"> <FONT FACE="Calibri"> She is consistently running a fever (currently 101.3) and is receiving Tylenol every 4 hours for that. </FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"> <FONT FACE="Calibri">She has encephalopathy and</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"> <FONT FACE="Calibri">I will be camping out in the morning to talk to the neurologist. </FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"> <FONT FACE="Calibri">The hearing for me getting guardianship of her is at 10:30</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"> <FONT FACE="Calibri">AM. After that occurs, I will be requesting a sit-down meeting with all the doctors and making her wishes clear and doing my best to be sure they are respected.</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="Calibri"> I will ask for (no demand) a Hospice evaluation and services.</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="Calibri"> Tomorrow I will also be moving the Red Bay girls and the two puppies to my house. The time has come</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"> <FONT FACE="Calibri">…</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="Calibri"> and I will have 12 d</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="Calibri">ogs here. Thankfully I have 4 acres and good neighbors but will be over the limit</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="Calibri"> per the county. Just to be safe, everyone won</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="Calibri">’</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="Calibri">t be out at the same time</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"> <FONT FACE="Calibri">…</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="Calibri"> and most people can</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="Calibri">’</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="Calibri">t tell one basset from another</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"> <FONT FACE="Calibri">…</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="Calibri"> especially ours who are all related and look a lot alike</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="Calibri"></FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"> <FONT FACE="Wingdings" SIZE=3>J</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="Calibri">!</FONT></SPAN></P>
<P DIR=LTR><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="Calibri">Opie is still very</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"> <FONT FACE="Calibri">“</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="Calibri">ouchy</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="Calibri">”</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="Calibri"> tonight. The issue is definitely in his neck. </FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"> <FONT FACE="Calibri">He is eating and drinking and all systems are</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"> <FONT FACE="Calibri">‘</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="Calibri">operating</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="Calibri">’</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="Calibri">. </FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"> <FONT FACE="Calibri">He is on Robaxin, Tramadol and crate rest</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="Calibri"></FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"> <FONT FACE="Calibri">…</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="Calibri"> we will reassess his status in the morning.</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="Calibri"> </FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"> <FONT FACE="Calibri"> Caleb is doing better now that the hard cast is on</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"> <FONT FACE="Calibri">…</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="Calibri"> still pretty bummed out that he can</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="Calibri">’</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="Calibri">t play baseball or swim. And</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"> <FONT FACE="Calibri">disappointed that Grandma missed the deadline for entering the Monroe MI shows because he was going to go along as my kennel help. </FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"> </SPAN></P>
<P DIR=LTR><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="Calibri">Thanks for the continued prayers and drool.</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN></P>
<P DIR=LTR><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="Calibri">Sandi & the Red Bay Bassets</FONT></SPAN></P>
<P DIR=LTR><SPAN LANG="en-us"><B></B></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><B></B></SPAN><B><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN></B><B><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT COLOR="#000000" SIZE=1 FACE="Verdana"> </FONT> <FONT COLOR="#000000" SIZE=1 FACE="Verdana">One who has unreliable friends soon comes to ruin, </FONT></SPAN></B><SPAN LANG="en-us"><B></B></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><B></B></SPAN><B><SPAN LANG="en-us"><BR>
</SPAN></B><SPAN LANG="en-us"><B></B></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><B></B></SPAN><B><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT COLOR="#000000" SIZE=1 FACE="Calibri"> </FONT><FONT COLOR="#000000" SIZE=1 FACE="Verdana"> but there is a friend who sticks closer than a brother.</FONT></SPAN></B></P>
<P DIR=LTR><B><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT COLOR="#000000" SIZE=1 FACE="Verdana"> Proverbs 18:24</FONT></SPAN></B><SPAN LANG="en-us"><B></B></SPAN><B><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN></B></P>
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