Author Archives: NikkisNewLungs

Yesterday, we had a spa day here on the 6th floor. As you can see, we sometimes take the simple pleasures for granted. You can see the joy from something as mundane as getting your hair washed. To top the … Continue reading →

This video says it all. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4yDy4fOExXs&feature=c4-overview&list=UUW5eX9ACIIP-PuoIpXnk8gQ After walking to the end of the hall and taking a break, she decided these are the “few steps back” she would like to take from now on. Click to watch the 2nd video. … Continue reading →

Nikki had another good day and she’s moving along in her rehab. She was able to eat once today. Some might disagree with calling it a meal. But if you only have a couple of meals a week, a peanut … Continue reading →

It’s amazing to see the effect of a few hours of sleep after getting your body sawed in half and lying awake, in pain for 58 hours. A lot has happened since my last post. Yesterday evening, we had been … Continue reading →

It’s Travis again. We were hoping for some progress today, but Nikki is still struggling with the pain from the incision on her right side. As I mentioned yesterday, this is hampering her recovery in several ways. She is still … Continue reading →

Hey gang, Ben Saukko the ‘Guest Blogger’ here. A lot of you have been asking about visiting the hospital and what you can do to help, so Trav and I thought it might be a good idea to drop a … Continue reading →

Sorry for the delay in posting. I think we were all awestruck when Nikki started taking her first breathes yesterday. She was ahead of schedule on her recovery and they were hoping she would get out of ICU today. I’m … Continue reading →

She’s breathing! At the crack of noon, they pulled out her breathing tube and she was breathing on her own! Well, with the help of the new lungs. It was awesome! Earlier today, they did a bronchoscopy. Since everything was … Continue reading →

Trav here again. Nikki is still sedated. She’s on propofol. Yup, the same drug forever linked to Michael Jackson. Her nurse will suspend her dose for a couple of minutes to wake her up just a little to monitor her … Continue reading →