Born May 25th, 2008
2:59 pm
6 pounds 13 ounces
Length 19 3/4 inches

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Friday, May 30, 2008

Quick Update

Kinley fought hard to stay off ECMO, but late last night, May 29th, she began to have problems keeping her O2 level up. Around 1 am, May 30th, they began the surgery to place Kinley on ECMO. The surgery took about 45 minutes. Thankfully, everything went smoothly and Kinley's stats are doing much better.

We still plan to get a post up on all of May 29th, but wanted to make sure to let everyone know as soon as possible of these recent changes. We also will post a more in depth description of last nights events. Below is a pic of Kinley after surgery.


The top red tube coming from Kinley's neck is taking blood to the ECMO machine to be oxygenated and the lower red tube is bring the oxygenated blood back to Kinley.

3 comments:

Noel said...

Kinley, you are such a fighter! Keep up the good work. I am sorry you had to go on ECMO, but I loved taking care of you the last 4 nights. I will see you next week. Tell Mom and Dad to hang in there.

Amber said...

Hang in there guys! You have a beautiful baby girl!

Jen said...

Oh, how familiar this looks. I know it's hard, but Kinley's in good hands. The ECMO will give her a chance to rest and come off fighting harder than ever! Best wishes and prayers.

The Millers