11/30/2019
Today is the 2 week marker since her emergency permanent tracheostomy surgery. We are still experiencing ups and downs in her recovery and she’s still under the care of ICU OSU for her post op stoma infection (another 10 days to heal) They say 3 months is the “hump” we have to reach and then we’ll be in the so called “clear”. We still have to remain cautious of occlusion of her stoma and aspiration even after 3 months and xrays very 6 months to check her lungs. Your continued prayers and support are welcomed. Overall she is so very happy to be home and her quality of life doesn’t appear to be dampened (eventhough we go back and forth to the hospital almost daily and she is not excited to go “bye bye” anymore bc of it). We accept that she will never be able to be left alone (planning and searching for suggestions for future Hazel babysitting needs for planned times we will need to be away and emergencies ), she’s learning to sleep on her piggy and memory foam bolster I made for her to sleep easier on her chest/breathe. Our lives are changed forever and that’s ok because she’s here and becoming her old self again - with a few major changes of course. Hazel and our family are so extremely thankful for all your support and love. We couldn’t have done it without you. The journey ahead will be a learning one for her and for us. If there is anyone out there that ever has to go through this ...please do not hesitate to reach out to me. I’ll pass along the knowledge and experience I have based on our situation - just know ever situation is different but I will tell you - it’s not always a “time to say good bye and let go” situation. She is so very strong. So that being said ...I wanted to share some updated photos of her today in the sun and sleeping in her bedroom (yes she has a room - she refuses to sleep in her kennel so she has the bed now with her own blankie, etc)🙂. Again, thank you for all the love and support in her recovery. 😘💜🐶🐾
