The tube is out...again

You will forgive me for this brief post it has been a very long day. Ariella's extubation went very well and the breathing tube was successfully removed. Ariella quickly transitioned to her home mask and the BiPAP breathing machine. What this means is essentially Ella is on the mask and using the kind of machine that she uses when she's at home. The  pressure settings have increased and her treatments are still happening every two hours however, she has responded quite well to being on the mask and having the breathing tube removed. At this point there is no surgery eminent and nothing has been scheduled for tomorrow. I believe today is the beginning of Ella's rapid recovery. The clock is ticking, accept we are not marking time before a possible surgery, I believe we are marking time before we can go home. We are not all the way out of the woods but today was an important and strong step. Keeping petitioning heaven. We are more than conquerors.