Cassie continued to remain stable overnight as her heart and lungs are continuing to work without the use of any life saving machines. Last night she got her first non-sedative induced sleep (roughly 3 hours) since her first surgery on April 11th. Her left leg is continuing to recover using the support of wound vac’s. There are two remaining incisions on her left leg that remain opened. Cassie is scheduled to have her 10th visit to the OR tomorrow where the vascular team will wash out the remaining incisions and look to close up her wounds. As of now the only machine support that Cassie requires is Dialysis to help her kidneys work overtime to clean her blood and the ventilation to continue to supply her with oxygen while she remains intubated. The medical staff are still unable to confirm a timeline for when she will be able to be extubated. However, the ICU team is working to reduce the ventilation she is using throughout the day based upon her tolerance to the reduction.
The family would like to extend their deepest gratitudes to all those that have donated meals, gift cards, and shared their thoughts and prayers. Last night we were able to read all the comments to Cassie as her awareness continues to increase daily. She is able to move her head to communicate with the family, and she was deeply moved by all the wonderful words. Please continue to share your kind thoughts and prayers through the comment section and the family will continue to read these to her each and everyday. These words of encouragement will help strengthen her as she continues to fight each step of the way in her lengthy recovery ahead.
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