Christmas in Dixie

Joy had a restful night and tolerated the bronch / biopsy this morning. They removed some fluid but discovered narrowed airways in the right lung which may be corrected by a similar procedure next week. She had additional x-rays to determine the extent of fluid build up outside the lungs in the chest cavity. If significant, they may want to "needle aspirate" that fluid. Joy had pureed lunch and dinner without any apparent issues or concerns. Time will tell!

If all of the planets and moons align perfectly tomorrow, she may be discharge with the anticipated lung procedure handled as an outpatient next week. Ideally, they want to monitor her eating for a couple weeks after surgery so we must be local should complications develop. Additionally, the transplant team wants her to remain local until she is once again back to normal from an oxygen saturation perspective so it wise to remain here and enjoy Christmas in Dixie and not create a hasty return home. Given the current weather conditions in Chicago and our high 70 degree days here, spending the holiday at daughter Caroline and Jim's home on the NC coast sounds quite appealing. Cathy and Kayce will fly down to join in the festivities. Truth be known, they probably just want to get out of the bad and cold weather in Chicago. Go figure!