Day 1 - June 17th

Friday was a long day in ICU.  We were able to stay with her in her room as much as we liked but felt we were probably in the way of the Staff more than anything else.  Chelsea's first ICU nurse was Nicole and she stayed with Chelsea until 7pm that night.  She is an adorable girl and was so helpful and nice.  She was extra gentle with Chelsea and made sure she told her everything that she was doing before she touched her. (Just the way Chelsea would want if she was awake!).

Chelsea did great on Day 1 - there were no issues that cropped up that were out of the ordinary or unexpected by the Transplant Team. 

Bryan and I tried to get a room at the Ronald McDonald house, which is connected to the hospital.  Families of patients can stay there if they are out of town etc and they have 60 rooms that are like small apartments.  We got on the list but there were no rooms available.  By Friday night we had not had any sleep since Tuesday night so we were getting pretty brain dead.  And I dont think we smelled too good either - well, at least Bryan didn't.  So we booked a room at a nearby hotel to spend the night.

Chelsea, dont be mad when you read this.  We really didnt want to leave you for even a minute but thought this would be the best time to catch some sleep while you were completely sedated.  The ICU nurse had our cell phone numbers to call in an emergency so we took the shuttle to the hotel around 7pm. 

We turned on a Seinfeld episode and I never heard Bryan turn the TV off at the end of the show.  We were both exhausted and had a pretty decent night sleep.  We got up the next morning early to take the first shuttle back to the hospital and to see what Day 2 would bring.

Chelsea, I have to tell you how many people were calling and texting to find out your status.  Your dad, Eric, Kelly, Stevie & April, Sherry, Ruby, Nick, Bill, Michael, Christine, Steph and others were all concerned and wanted updates.  Dr. Sandberg called to check on you too and was actually the one who suggested this blog.  You are very loved by all!!