FW: Update on Shana, Tuesday AM

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How wonderful all is & will continue to me.Praise the LORD!!

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GRDMBEV

Subject: Shana

Date: Tue, 09 Mar 2004 03:33:25 +0000

Hi again!

Almost 4 days after the transplant, Shana remains

in the ICU, but is now

holding steady with all her numbers. After

closing her chest (finally!)

yesterday at 9:30 AM, she has been tolerating the

lungs much better than the

first attempt. We knew she wouldn't give up that

easily! They surgeon says

she is now at the point he would have hoped for

after the initial surgery.

So, after a small delay, she is on her way! They

have begun weaning her off

of the paralytic meds to see how her numbers

respond to greater bodily

workloads. After this third surgery

(1st-transplant, 2nd- re-open chest-

3rd, re-close chest) to close her up, they had to

temporarily increase her

oxygen back to 100% but they are now back down to

45%. Everyone who knows

Shana knows her as very pale..not anymore! Since

she now has lungs that are

functioning, she has rosy cheeks! Who would have

thought she'd look even

better laying in her hospital bed post transplant

than before!!?!

We can't wait for her first moments of

re-consciousness. There is so much

we want to tell her that has happened in such a

short time!

Thanks, again, for the wonderful support networks

going on out there. God

has been hearing all of our prayers!

Also, another newspaper article is being printed

in tomorrow's Philadelphia

Inquirer. They say there is a color section with

pics of her heart and

lungs... We'll see what makes it in the article.

Until next time,

Desirea