Vandrovec Family

[RowdyRabbit]

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My heart aches for Kailey and the Vandrovecs. Prayers go out to her and them.

[UWMandSDSU]

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Reading the caring bridge site is just heart wrenching and brings tears to the eyes. Brings so many things into perspective.

[Southeast]

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Damn that is heavy stuff. Hard to imagine.

[SUPERBUNNY]

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Terry just tweeted this:

"We have no choice but to intubate Kailey. We have no idea if she'll recover. Please, please pray or hope."

My heart just aches for them. Please keep the prayers coming! Hang in there precious Kailey!

[MontanaRabbit]

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Intubation is the placement of a tube through the mouth and vocal cords to assist a patient that can no longer adequately ventilate (breath) on their own. Once they are intubated and sedated a patient is placed on the ventilator to allow them to rest while the machine breathes for them. I manage intubated patients on ventilators on a daily basis. Its a necessary part of taking care of critically ill people. You never want to intubate someone however it is much better to do it when you want to and not when you absolutely have to.

So, if her doctors feel like she needs assistance with breathing in order to recover from this illness they will elect to intubate her, sedate her and place her on the ventilator. Its a very helpful intervention. Certainly, it means that the patient is very ill and it does expose them to other complications but when needed it should be done.

Children are particularly resilient as it pertains to critical illness. Granted, Terry's little one is at a decided disadvantage as a consequence of her premature entrance into this world and the associated complications she has experienced in her short life. That said, I assure everyone that is reading this that the doctors and nurses charged with providing her care are doing everything in their power to facilitate her recovery. Remain positive, optimism and encouragement are much more helpful than fear and worry.

Has a critical care physician I see severe illness everyday. I remind every family that recovery from critical illness is gradual. Good things tend to happen slowly while bad things tend to happen quickly. Lets hope Kailey stabilizes and begins to slowly improve. Think positive, be optimistic, keep perspective.

Thanks Doc. I know engineering, not medicine.

[MontanaRabbit]

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Wow, didn't see this thread until now. Basketball means nothing. Prayers to the Vandrovec family.

What this guy said.

[BisonBohl]

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Very sad, definitely saying a prayer for Kailey and the family.

[YanktonJack7]

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Wow, didn't see this thread until now. Basketball means nothing. Prayers to the Vandrovec family.

[jackmd]

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Terry just posted on the Caring Bridge that things are going the wront direction. She is not responding to the medication they have her on and the odds of needing to intubate are increasing. The doctor is very concerned as she should have "turned the corner" by now.

Maybe the resident SDSUfans Doc can give us a run down on what exactly is going on. What exactly does intubating do in this situation?

Prays to Terry and his family. Has to be hell.

Intubation is the placement of a tube through the mouth and vocal cords to assist a patient that can no longer adequately ventilate (breath) on their own. Once they are intubated and sedated a patient is placed on the ventilator to allow them to rest while the machine breathes for them. I manage intubated patients on ventilators on a daily basis. Its a necessary part of taking care of critically ill people. You never want to intubate someone however it is much better to do it when you want to and not when you absolutely have to.

So, if her doctors feel like she needs assistance with breathing in order to recover from this illness they will elect to intubate her, sedate her and place her on the ventilator. Its a very helpful intervention. Certainly, it means that the patient is very ill and it does expose them to other complications but when needed it should be done.

Children are particularly resilient as it pertains to critical illness. Granted, Terry's little one is at a decided disadvantage as a consequence of her premature entrance into this world and the associated complications she has experienced in her short life. That said, I assure everyone that is reading this that the doctors and nurses charged with providing her care are doing everything in their power to facilitate her recovery. Remain positive, optimism and encouragement are much more helpful than fear and worry.

Has a critical care physician I see severe illness everyday. I remind every family that recovery from critical illness is gradual. Good things tend to happen slowly while bad things tend to happen quickly. Lets hope Kailey stabilizes and begins to slowly improve. Think positive, be optimistic, keep perspective.

[MaddogJack]

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Such an unfortunate dose of reality and perspective. Prayers to Terry and his family from my family.

[bigticket1]

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No family should have to go through this once,much less twice. Prayers that the doctors will find the wisdom to turn this situation around.

[TK22867]

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Everyone should be forewarned that the updates on the CaringBridge site are absolutely gut-wrenching and not for the faint of heart. Very tough to read as a parent.

The Vandrovecs need all of Jackrabbit Nations's prayers right now. We need Kailey to pull through.

[MontanaRabbit]

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Terry just posted on the Caring Bridge that things are going the wront direction. She is not responding to the medication they have her on and the odds of needing to intubate are increasing. The doctor is very concerned as she should have "turned the corner" by now.

Maybe the resident SDSUfans Doc can give us a run down on what exactly is going on. What exactly does intubating do in this situation?

Prays to Terry and his family. Has to be hell.

[EQguy]

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Thank you for the Caring Bridge link. As a parent I can't even imagine what their family is going through. Continued prayers for the Vandeovecs

Seconded. I have 13 yr old twins and our son has lung problems and this time every year I get scared as he usually gets hit with something and it is tough for a week. I am amazed and impressed with the strength and faith that TV and his wife have shown. Keep praying for them!

[SkippyJack]

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Thank you for the Caring Bridge link. As a parent I can't even imagine what their family is going through. Continued prayers for the Vandeovecs