Ella has been stable all day. She’s about to get her second round of steroids. They’ve reduced the amount of morphine she’s on to start to wean her from that, also. They will do another round of steroids at 4 am and then evaluate where she’s at. If all goes well they can take her tubes out tomorrow. The steroids will continue for 24 hours after that. (The steroids will help reduce any swelling and help when the tubes are removed.)

She had a roommate today named Betsy. She came in with the same thing, but was able to go back with her mom tonight. She liked to sing and make lots of noises, but the doctor cleared her to go. Her mom is going to have a long night listening to her. 🙂