Second Friday

I had such high hopes for today. We sprinted over the last two days. He did wonderfully. Seven was awake for much of the night while he was supposed to be resting. (Maybe he didn't get the memo.) Around 10:00am we extubated. At first he looked happy to be free of the tube. Then we heard stridor. Seven's airway was swollen from the tube. He was having to work too hard to get enough oxygen.The nurses propped him up and he was put on helium. Yep. Helium. He was breathing in the same stuff you suck out of balloons at birthday parties for kicks. Helium carries more oxygen. Seven was still working just too hard to keep it up. Alas he was reintubated. Seven was given steroid treatments to reduce the swelling. Several more will be given over the next couple of days. The goal is to try extubating again on Sunday.Even this morning before all the hubbub Seven's eyes didn't look right to me. I don't know why but he did get a little bit of a fever this evening. There seems to be more questions than answers today and I'm tired. I miss my silly Seven.