Saturday evening

Rachel's "blood-gas" came back looking good, however, the bottom portion of the left lung is collapsed.  The right lung has fluid and the doctors are trying to keep it from collapsing too.  They have been aggressive in treating the fluid build-up and as a last resort, may have to put the breathing tube back in.  She has been able to sit-up twice today, each time for over an hour and a half and that has helped some.  The doctors have said that other than the fluid, she looks good and "all the numbers" look good.  Still running a slight fever.  They did a blood and urine culture but we won't know the results of that for several days.