Today, I told Emilia's respiratory therapist, Rosa, about Emilia being re-intubated. Rosa told me not to despair. Given that Emilia was born very prematurely and she was only 28 weeks and 6 days (corrected age), she would probably be on and off the ventilator until at least she was 31 weeks (next 2 weeks).
Rosa said:
"If you look at the 2 weeks today, it seems like a really long time and it's hard to bear. But if you look at it as 2 weeks of Emilia's whole life, it is a very short period".
Somehow it consoled me. It helped me put my worries into perspectives and also look at Emilia's life outside the incubator and NICU, beyond this 100-day journey.
Emilia was born on May 31, 2011, at 25 weeks and 5 days in gestational age. She came home on October 21, 2011 after spending 143 days in the hospital. Today she's a thriving, happy baby who continues to amaze us every single day. This blog records the journey of our miracle baby.
Hey Claire,
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Hang in there, things will get better very fast very soon
You and Emilia are in my thoughts