Shoshanna Katriel Ford Hertz
Week Two


October 4, 2004
10 days old

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Shoshanna's mascot, Pickles the Dinosaur, watches over her.
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October 7, 2004
12 days old

Around 12:30 pm on October 7, 2004, Shoshanna was extubated and her breathing support was shifted to a CPAP, which provides oxygen and constant air pressure to her lungs. It does not, however, breathe for her.
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Shoshanna's eyes are now also completely open, although she doesn't like the light and keeps them shut most of the time.
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On October 7, we were also allowed to hold our daughter for the first time, in what is called "Kangaroo Care".
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