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Her potassium was staying too high. CHLA decided they would send a team
for her. They had an angel flight bring a Pediatric cardiologist,
infectious disease Dr and a PICU nurse to us. This seemed unbelievable
to me. I could not get my head around her needing this intensive care!
When the team arrived they were very kind and explained things the best they could. They would work to stabilize her, lower her potassium level and fly her to CHLA. They agreed to have an ambulance drive me down with lights and sirens to minimize the time we would be separated. The medical team needed the room to work on the flight and I couldn't go with her.
Hours were passing. Medicine. Wait. Labs. Wait. More medicine. More waiting. More Labs. Repeat. She was out of the unconscious fog and now looked like a sleeping baby. She would flinch with poking but still no crying. My irrational mind kept begging to hear them say *opps, false alarm, she's fine, go home* And yet, I could see this wasn't the case and something big was brewing.
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http://highfivesforstacey.blogspot.com/2013/08/8.html
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