Barb Kincaid Progress Report

Alice Talked to Mike this evening. News is a little better. They did a tracheotomy on Barb today. Mike says that makes it easier for her to breathe on her own which she has done several times (although last night they had to put her back on her pressure for breathing assistance). He said there are still problems with liver and other organs but that they are more hopeful than they have been. A new antibiotic has just been approved and released to hospitals. Barb's hospital just got it today. They plan to treat Barb with this new antibiotic and hope they can finally get the infection that started all this under control. Mike says she is still sedated, that every time they let her come out of sedation she becomes combative and tries to remove all the tubes. But they are hoping with the tracheotomy that she will start breathing on her own more. They have not had to amputate any extremities at this point due to bad blood circulation. He sounded good. Think he's holding up well. We finished conversation as his grandbaby arrived (which made his voice sound happy).
 
Bob Attaway
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