Out With The Old In With New!

A few days ago I wrote about The Calendar. Today I write about something even "bigger." Today our amazing medical equipment coordinator/respiratory therapist came to our home and took away the Savina, the ventilator that is the reason I was ever able to come home that first time and grow to be the Marvelous Michelle that I am today. But as is the way with the medical world, things are constantly changing and getting better. As amazing and wonderful it was, this ventilator was never meant for home use and well, it was truly built for the hospital. It weighs approximately 53 lbs and the back-up batteries weigh practically that same amount themselves (Daddy's back is singing songs of joy right now). It was rather finicky and well you had to be rather careful or it might just get so angry it would burst into flames, literally, but that will have to wait for a Flashback Friday from my Mommy.

Along with the ventilator our big blue cart that it resided on had to leave. We lovingly named it the "The Blue Whale" due to its gargantuan size. So now we bid you farewell trusty Savina and Blue Whale. You have served us well and we will always remember you!

Now for the new and improved ventilator.

This is the Liberty 100. Liberty . . . I like the sound of that. To me and my family it is just that, it is Liberating. This new little thing weighs a whole whopping 11 lbs (even wimpo Mommy can lift and carry this sucker around.) It has little tiny Lithium Ion batteries that are extremely light and hold a lot of power. Plus there is this fancy schmancy option of having an SD card inside that records oodles and oodles of data that my doctors and therapist can use to see how I am doing. Here is to progress and awesome new changes.