Can We Fix It? Yes, We Can.

Lewis had a solid day today. The antibiotics seem to be kicking in. He's breathing easier, down to 1 liter of pressure and room air (no added oxygen) on his nasal cannula as of 8:45pm. He was sleepy most of the day, but when he was awake, he was much more animated - mostly crying and trying to pull out the cannula and his feeding tube.

Unfortunately, most of the focus today wasn't on Lewis. The focus was on fighting with insurance to sort out why/when/where they wanted to move him, since Georgetown does not have a contract with our insurance. To make a very long story (6+ hours, a few dozen calls) very short, we won. The communications breakdown within our insurance company itself was either comic or tragic, depending on your viewpoint, but shocking either way. In the end, we were able to get the parties within the insurance company, at the hospital and the third party case management firm on the same page. We won our appeal and everyone seems to be okay with letting Lewis stay at Georgetown, definitely for the immediate future and likely until he is discharged.

In case we haven't mentioned it lately, thanks again for all your support, we really, really appreciate it. Nate and I had a great time trick or treating with some friends up the street - he dressed up as Bob the Builder, which seemed fitting...