Friday, November 11th
Will is doing good. His ventilator settings have gone down a lot in the past 24 hours. His doctors will probably try taking his breathing tube out again some time early or middle of next week.
Josh and I have also talked with his doctors here and at Vanderbilt about transferring him to Vandy if he fails his next try of removing the ventilator. If he fails quickly like that again, he will more than likely require a tracheotomy. And this would probably add a few more weeks to his hospital stay. I would rather the docs who will be taking care of him on a regular basis at home put it in rather than the docs from Michigan. The only reason we came here was for the heart surgery. Both hospitals are ok with that, provided that Vandy's PICU can make room and our insurance company will pay the $10,000 it will cost to fly him there.
We have already got the ball moving on that. We don't know what our insurance will say. We'll let you know!
Josh and I have also talked with his doctors here and at Vanderbilt about transferring him to Vandy if he fails his next try of removing the ventilator. If he fails quickly like that again, he will more than likely require a tracheotomy. And this would probably add a few more weeks to his hospital stay. I would rather the docs who will be taking care of him on a regular basis at home put it in rather than the docs from Michigan. The only reason we came here was for the heart surgery. Both hospitals are ok with that, provided that Vandy's PICU can make room and our insurance company will pay the $10,000 it will cost to fly him there.
We have already got the ball moving on that. We don't know what our insurance will say. We'll let you know!
posted by Stephanie Burns @ 12:53 PM
3 Comments:
At 12:20 PM,
Anonymous said…
We are so glad for the updates and the positive direction... We are busy situating everything here and anticipate your hasty return... God Bless you all!!!
Robert
At 5:28 PM,
Anonymous said…
Dear The Burns Family!
It was good to talk with you briefly this afternoon, I had every student's ear listening as we talked, as they ask daily "how's Baby Will, Ms Cox?"...
So glad the next problem involves Nashville and going home. God worked out every detail to get Will up there; He has watched over each and every medical procedure; without a doubt He has all the details of getting Will back home covered. It just might be another day or so before He reveals His plan.
Happy Birthday Josh! Enjoy your time this weekend.. Looking forward to seeing the 3 of you VERY SOON!
Love,
Mom,Nancy,Nana :)
At 10:33 PM,
Anonymous said…
I sure hope Will can come home (to Vandy) soon! Your post was very encouraging, Steph. It has been really nice reading everyone's postings...Nancy and her class, Parrish making sure we don't forget Josh, Kirk and Robert getting ready for your trip home, Great Grandma Parrie embracing technology and posting to a blog! And God has been woven through them all. We can't wait till you are home! I hope you have a good weekend...happy birthday Josh!
aunt lisajo
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