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Tonight – Levels are Lower

David Trigueros
December 31, 2004
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Tonight, her sedation levels are down from 32 to 24. Tomorrow morning, they will do another test. Leslie, the head nurse said she expects the numbers to be low enough tomorrow morning to take off the ventilator and see how…

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Gramma Has Been at the Center

David Trigueros
December 31, 2004
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We're home this morning, resting. We slept well last night. God's grace. No medical updates as of now. This morning, I realized how my grandmother has been the center of my cultural and Spanish soul. Here at home, I speak…

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Kidneys are Working

David Trigueros
December 31, 2004
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I spoke to the nurse Leslie this morning, she's the head nurse. She said gramma is urinating and her kidneys are working. I asked her if perhaps her kidneys were failing, but she said they're fine. She said they performed…

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Gramma Has Been at the Center

David Trigueros
December 31, 2004
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Meds Still in Her

David Trigueros
December 31, 2004
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Tonight, the sedation in her body is still not leaving her. They want to bring her sedation levels down to 10 or 15. They're at 30. It seems her body is not processing the meds out. Her liver/kidneys may be…

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Meds Still in Her

David Trigueros
December 30, 2004
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Who is My Grandmother to Me

David Trigueros
December 30, 2004
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Grandmothers are always special. To me, abuelita is like my mom and dad. She has raised me basically from 13 on. When the Sandinista war forced my parents to send me to Long Beach at age 13, I came to…

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Who is My Grandmother to Me

David Trigueros
December 30, 2004
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Wed Night

David Trigueros
December 30, 2004
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We left tonight and my gramma has not responded since we took her off the sedation. It's been over 24hrs and they want to give her 48hrs which would be around 6pm tomorrow night. If nothing changes, they would take…

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Wed Night

David Trigueros
December 29, 2004
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