The Wilks just called and wanted me to wish everyone a very Happy Thanksgiving!
Yesterday was an extremely difficult day. Tim and Mary had a meeting with the doctors in the afternoon. They were told that the surfactant treatment did not work as well as the doctors had hoped and that Jennifer’s lungs did not appear [...]

There’s not much news to report from today.
The x-ray of Jennifer’s lung today showed a little bit more improvement. Jennifer is still on the ventilator and other than a high blood pressure reading which was controlled through medication, things were relatively quiet.
The family is getting more comfortable with the new bed. When Jennifer is on [...]

Laurie Randel here.
Tim called to give me the update for tonight.
Today was an emotional roller coaster for all of them. The medicine that they had given Jennifer for her lungs is helping some, but not as much as they had hoped. They have turned down the ventilator a little more, but she is still reliant [...]

Here’s the latest report from Tim and Mary:
Jennifer’s situation remains very critical. The doctors have been able to reduce the strength of the ventilator as the medicine (surfactant) that she received is improving her oxygen absorption. They won’t, however, know if it has been effective on improving the functioning of her lungs for a few [...]

Laurie here.
Mary called and said that Jennifer is hanging in there.
The dialysis did not go very well today. Jennifer’s blood pressure dropped as they were removing the fluid, so they had to give some fluid back to her. The net result was about even.
The x-rays, however, looked a little better today. The doctors are [...]