THURSDAY, 9/13/07; 10:30 AM

Gracie is still stable but her chest tubes continue to be draining more than normal. She developed fluid around her lungs overnight so they are inserting a catheter right now as I write this to drain it out. I'm not sure what all of this means exactly but I do know that her recovery is taking longer than "normal". Her oxygen levels are excellent though--before surgery they were in the 60's & low 70's and 92 is minumum for "normal" oxygen levels in the bloodstream. Now they are around 98 so that is awesome!!! Her blood pressure is a bit low still. Thank you for continuing to keep her in your prayers!