We may be moving up but we are not moving out, yet.

This has been a very hard two days for Laura.  We originally thought that we would be going home yesterday (Monday).  As we went through the discharge procedures we had a number of issues come up.  In the afternoon we were still lacking a high flow oxygen concentrator, the appropriate accessories.  Given that we have a constant flow of kids throughout the house we  also had to sanitize it given Laura's current immune system. 

Those delays pushed us to today.  We were set to go around noon but still had no oxygen concentrator.  After the delivery of all other medical needs had happened a concentrator was still no where to be found.   At 6 p.m. after hours on calls with Apria, UCSF and Kaiser we were able to have a delivery in the evening.  We were set to go home for a few days.

After a short moment of excitement we were informed that Laura's potassium levels and shot up to 6.2.  A normal level is 5.5.  This was a bigger deal than we thought.  High potassium levels can create arrhythmia and a possible heart attack.  The doctors took this very seriously and axed our discharge.

After a number of treatments that include dextrose, insulin and other goodies, they will draw blood throughout the evening and track the trend of her levels.  If they are trending down tomorrow there is still the possibility that she can go home in the afternoon.

On another topic a few months ago Laura was interviewed for a podcast called The Passion & Purpose Podcast.  The podcast features interviews with individuals who either have a profound and inspiring story or have dedicated their lives to the study and understanding of passion and purpose.

The entire podcast series can be found here on iTunes.

Laura's specific interview can be found here.

Enjoy!

Thanks again,
The Z's