Two Steps Forward One Step Back

In the early morning hours Tuesday our little girl, was so filled with the passion that fills little people that her lung bore a leak. Evidently she was inconsolable and crying quite a bit. A void was forced through the wall of her lung and air passed into her chest cavity. They had to re-intubate (and we had just gotten used to seeing her without that damned breathing tube.) Nora didn't want anything to do with the respirator, however and self-extubated. They found that her breathing was strong enough that she didn't need assistance and just left it out. Another chest tube had to be inserted to release pressure buildup in her chest. Now she has two.