Miracle Drug

-Daniel is doing better today, he doesn't seem to be as struggling as much as last night. He received 4 doses of a medicine containing surfactant, one of Daniel's doctors told us that this medicine was a miracle drug. Surfactant is a soapy like substance that coats the lungs and prevents small air sacs in the lungs from collapsing.) Full term, healthy babies are born with enough of this substance coating their lungs - babies born early usually require a dose or multiple doses of a medicine containing surfactant. Daniel is S-L-O-W-L-Y being weened from the vent. He is currently on 35% oxygen and is doing well, still breathing above the vent. The doctors/nurses/respiratory therapist will work daily to ween him from the vent, it will be a SLOW process and pray he is able to tolerate the changes each time.