Thursday, April 3rd
April 3, 2025
Dallas had a series of encouraging moments today that highlight her resilience and the dedicated care she's receiving.
During the morning with Heather, Dallas responded to stimulation by reaching for her right hand and bending at the elbow—an action the doctors have termed a "more appropriate response." This mirrors the progress she showed with her left arm yesterday, signaling additional improvement.
She experienced a significant coughing episode, managing to expel some mucus. She appeared ... Continue Reading
Wednesday, April 2nd
April 2, 2025
Happy to share that Dallas’s back MRI came back normal yesterday—one less thing to worry about.
The resident doctor came in this morning for an evaluation. Heather mentioned that Dallas had been coughing a bit overnight, and we’re still scratching our heads over it. She was virus-free when she was admitted, but hospitals have a way of introducing new variables. The good news is that her lungs sound clear. We also realized she ... Continue Reading
April 1st – No Foolin!
April 1, 2025
It’s another day in the books here at the hospital, and Dallas continues to give us reasons to smile, cheer, and just marvel at her resilience. Here’s the rundown from today—plenty of little wins and some steps forward to share, which were the best Happy Birthday to me :)
Overnight her O2 levels were hanging out around 90, so the team decided to pop a nasal cannula on her with a low flow ... Continue Reading
3/31/25 Updates
March 31, 2025
Our girl had a fairly quiet night. Her BP was a bit higher out of the gate this morning of 131/87 and temp stayed consistent at or near 100 degrees.
Her lungs were a bit junky today, which is frustrating because she doesn't have any viruses (that testing has revealed) going on. Her nurse started doing chest PT throughout the day to help loosen things up in hopes of producing a productive cough. ... Continue Reading
Rest and recovery are underway!
March 30, 2025
Since yesterday afternoon, Dallas has been mostly in an initial "resting and recovering" phase of her ANE episode. After the first round of steroids last night, she was also given a dose IVIG to assist in the efforts. EKG leads were placed by midnight to monitor for potential seizure activity (common when this sort of thing is going on), but I'm thankful to report that no seizure activity was noted in this ... Continue Reading
Quick Update…
March 29, 2025
Our little Dallas has been battling a fever since early Wednesday morning. We took her into the hospital in ILM for some fluids last night and were discharged today around lunchtime.
Immediately following discharge, Dallas made a sudden change and became VERY disoriented, distraught, and inconsolable - like nothing we’d ever seen before. We rushed her back into the ER and the attending doc wasted no time consulting with D’s med team at ... Continue Reading