{"id":96,"date":"2026-01-24T18:39:34","date_gmt":"2026-01-24T18:39:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cota.org\/cotaforjaycesjourney\/?p=96"},"modified":"2026-01-24T18:52:23","modified_gmt":"2026-01-24T18:52:23","slug":"preparing-for-picc-line","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cota.org\/cotaforjaycesjourney\/2026\/01\/24\/preparing-for-picc-line\/","title":{"rendered":"Preparing for PICC Line"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Tomorrow, they are going to put him in the ICU to start the milrinone to help him get ready for the PICC line. She said a couple days on the medicine and think about Wednesday to place the PICC line. She is saying he may not come home again until the transplant unless the cath performs miracles. We will be getting our boys back tomorrow to finally bring home after a month of being with my mom. We will need to get used to a new schedule of seeing Jayce and being home with the kids.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/cota.org\/cotaforjaycesjourney\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6666\/2025\/12\/Jayce-McClary-3-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"Jayce\" class=\"wp-image-87\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cota.org\/cotaforjaycesjourney\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6666\/2025\/12\/Jayce-McClary-3-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cota.org\/cotaforjaycesjourney\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6666\/2025\/12\/Jayce-McClary-3-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cota.org\/cotaforjaycesjourney\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6666\/2025\/12\/Jayce-McClary-3-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cota.org\/cotaforjaycesjourney\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6666\/2025\/12\/Jayce-McClary-3-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/cota.org\/cotaforjaycesjourney\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6666\/2025\/12\/Jayce-McClary-3-2048x1536.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">PICC line tomorrow<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Tomorrow, they are going to put him in the ICU to start the milrinone to help him get ready for the PICC line. 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