On the other hand she was off of the ventilator for at least 14 hours today (she was still off when I left the hospital). That means in the last 48 hours she has been off of the ventilator more than she has been on. I'm always cautiously optomistic about these things, but her respiratory therapist said that she'd like to see her off of the vent for 24 hours straight by Sunday. At that point they'll check her blood gasses and see if she can't just stay off permanently.
Just thought you should know!
