Good Riddance ICU

Brent was finally moved out of the ICU yesterday. We are so thankful his pulmonary embolism was caught. However, understand it will take time for him to recover. Our biggest challenge at the moment are his blood counts. His hemoglobin counts have decreased from 12 to somewhere in the 9's. If his counts decrease to the 7's he will need a blood transfusion. There are so many moving parts, it's hard to keep track of everything. I try to focus on one thing at a time. As Brent told me, we will get past this.

While it's incredibly hard to see any silver lining in all this, I have to. I am encouraged by how much Brent is eating and drinking. He's no longer on IV fluids and staying hydrated. I  have found that advocating for Brent and our kids gives me a sense of peace among all this chaos.

All your acts of kindness continue to restore my faith in humanity. I can not thank you all enough. You keep putting smiles on all our faces each and every day.

Today I ask for prayers that Brent's blood counts start to plateau. I hope and pray the rest of his hospital stay brings the healing he needs. We are ready to get him back to his fight.

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