Monday, October 10, 2011 9:55 pm
Morgan had a hell of a day. She started this morning with not much change, but by 2:00 pm, we were notified that her health had reached the point that she needed to be transferred to UAB.
We knew that this was a possibility, but we were still taken a little off guard. As the wonderful staff at St. Vincent's prepared Morgan to be transferred, my heart broke. Not completely for the health of my daughter, but for the daily kinship we would no longer share with those who have taken such great care of Morgan and her parents. As my eyes were full, I was unable to tell if Elizabeth was crying for Morgan's health or her friends at St. Vincent's. The move was bitter sweet. We are thankful that Morgan will be able to receive the medical treatment she requires, but we are sad to leave the presence of those guardian angels.
The medical purpose of moving Morgan was due to pulmonary hypertension (high blood pressure in her lungs). The neonatologist at St. Vincent's contacted UAB and the mutual decision was made that the best care for Morgan was at UAB.
The main reason is that UAB has the ability to provide therapy via nitric oxide. This allows her bronchial tubes to expand and better utilize the oxygen provided to her body. Sweet Morgan seemed to appreciate the treatment and her stats improved, almost immediately, upon her arrival at UAB.
Later in the evening, she began to fluctuate and show her true, picky colors. She had to let UAB know who they were messing with, right? She was still doing well as we left her tonight and we look forward to a steady and stable report in the morning.
Please pray that Morgan continues to take strides toward a healthy body. There is a list of important items that need to be addressed and we simply bow our heads in prayer for each of them. We are confident in Morgan's new caregivers at UAB and are so grateful for those at St. Vincent's that took care of our children and stole our hearts.
As our exhausted heads hit our pillows, tonight, we will wake up to, yet another, new normal. We look forward to watching Morgan grow bigger and stronger, as we open our arms to meeting new and wonderful people at UAB.
Seth and Elizabeth McCoin
Sounds like Morgan just had a few more new friends that she wanted to meet. She's already a social butterfly! Thinking about you guys, Lauren Grecus
ReplyDeleteI know that a change in providers and environment is difficult, especially after having such great confidence in the previous situation. I have all the confidence in UAB, both from a medical and socially supportive situation. I love reading about sweet Morgan's personality, and you seem to capture it and express is exceptionally well in your writing. We appreciate your updates and continue to pray for all of the Hassingers and McCoins.
ReplyDeletePrayed especially for sweet Morgan tonight at Bible study. You have a special group of friends praying for Morgan here in Germantown every week!!
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