Yay Gracie!
Giles, if you would like to get by in American society, then you are going to have to follow our traditions. You're the patriarch. You have to host the festivities, or it's all meaningless.
Buffy ,'Sleeper'
Natter 57 Varieties
Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
Hil R. - Mar 07, 2008 10:40:01 am PST #3600 of 10001
Sometimes I think I might just move up to Vermont, open a bookstore or a vegan restaurant. Adam Schlesinger, z''l
Burrell - Mar 07, 2008 10:40:28 am PST #3601 of 10001
Why did Darth Vader cross the road? To get to the Dark Side!
Wow! That GREAT news about Grace! Wow. 9 hours a day, that's amazing.
Cashmere - Mar 07, 2008 10:44:29 am PST #3602 of 10001
Now tagless for your comfort.
Best news all week! Go Gracie!!!
Kat - Mar 07, 2008 10:47:16 am PST #3603 of 10001
"I keep to a strict diet of ill-advised enthusiasm and heartfelt regret." Leigh Bardugo
Will the care facility continue to wean?
Yep. We met with the medical director at the care facility today and asked what her care plan is now and what's going on. They are considerably (and understandably because in their experience kids who fail [and by fail, they mean long term, not just a few days] after being off too soon usually need much higher ventilation for longer due to collapsed alveola) more conservative in their approach (hospital ICUs are way more aggressive because they have more facility throughput). So it's 9 hours a day for now, with vent support at other times. If she fares well on that, then it will be all day as tolerated, with night time vent support.
Still. It's a bunch of wait and see. I'm working hard at being happy with this right now without getting too far ahead of myself.
So, the new neighbors are all super friendly. They keep coming over and introducing themselves. There dogs are also very friendly and keep hopping the wall into our yard. Roman, the dog, is not so happy with this turn of events.
Steph L. - Mar 07, 2008 10:50:09 am PST #3604 of 10001
this mess was yours / now your mess is mine
Because Gracie is off the ventilator, at least part-time.
YAY GRACIE!!! WAY TO BREATHE INDEPENDENTLY!!!!
Pix - Mar 07, 2008 10:54:15 am PST #3605 of 10001
The status is NOT quo.
Such good Gracie news! Whee!
Kat - Mar 07, 2008 10:55:15 am PST #3606 of 10001
"I keep to a strict diet of ill-advised enthusiasm and heartfelt regret." Leigh Bardugo
AND, one of the neighbor dogs is able to get into our backyard, but can't get from our yard back to his. Is it wrong to put Roman outside and let Roman (part aussie shepherd) run the dog (which is part cocker spaniel) into the ground? I wonder when the owners will come knocking on our door having noticed that one of their 4 dogs is missing?
lisah - Mar 07, 2008 10:56:31 am PST #3607 of 10001
Punishingly Intricate
Is it wrong to put Roman outside and let Roman (part aussie shepherd) run the dog (which is part cocker spaniel) into the ground?
It would probably be fun for them! And then everyone would have tired dogs and that's a good thing. right?
Kat - Mar 07, 2008 10:58:13 am PST #3608 of 10001
"I keep to a strict diet of ill-advised enthusiasm and heartfelt regret." Leigh Bardugo
Fun for them or some dog not named Roman might get bit.... I'm irked that there is a non-Roman dog in my yard.
shrift - Mar 07, 2008 11:00:05 am PST #3609 of 10001
"You can't put a price on the joy of not giving a shit." -Zenkitty
Relatedly, it makes me sad that my actual cat doesn't get it when I say to him, "OH HAI." Or "O RLY?"
I will admit that I often do the xkcd-inspired "\o/ YOU'RE A KITTY!" at my roommate's cat.