{"id":148,"date":"2026-07-20T12:27:30","date_gmt":"2026-07-20T12:27:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cota.org\/cotaforteamjake\/?p=148"},"modified":"2026-07-21T13:18:57","modified_gmt":"2026-07-21T13:18:57","slug":"day-3-update","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cota.org\/cotaforteamjake\/2026\/07\/20\/day-3-update\/","title":{"rendered":"Transplant Update &#8211; Day 3 (7\/19)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Today was pretty rough. Jake has really struggled with breathing. We spent most of the day trying to figure out why and getting his oxygen levels to stabilize. He spent the majority of the day with a heavy duty mask pushing oxygen. At one point his O2 saturation dropped into the 50s and that\u2019s when his team came flooding in. He had multiple chest X-rays, a CT of his lungs and ultrasound of the new kidney. Everything came back clear. The team was finally able to get it under control and he is now stable and needing minimal oxygen support. He has been able to drink and eat tonight for the first time. I\u2019ve never seen someone so excited for their own water cup.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The new kidney is working <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" height=\"16\" width=\"16\" alt=\"\ud83d\udc4f\ud83c\udffb\" src=\"https:\/\/static.xx.fbcdn.net\/images\/emoji.php\/v9\/t58\/2\/16\/1f44f_1f3fb.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" height=\"16\" width=\"16\" alt=\"\ud83d\udc4f\ud83c\udffb\" src=\"https:\/\/static.xx.fbcdn.net\/images\/emoji.php\/v9\/t58\/2\/16\/1f44f_1f3fb.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" height=\"16\" width=\"16\" alt=\"\ud83d\udc4f\ud83c\udffb\" src=\"https:\/\/static.xx.fbcdn.net\/images\/emoji.php\/v9\/t58\/2\/16\/1f44f_1f3fb.png\">and his kidney function is continually going up! He gets labs every six hours and we have seen improvement each time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Jake is much more comfortable now that he can drink and doesn\u2019t have the oxygen mask. We are still in the PICU, but should be able to move to a regular room tomorrow if everything remains stable.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Jake got to watch the World Cup with us and his team won! <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" height=\"16\" width=\"16\" src=\"https:\/\/static.xx.fbcdn.net\/images\/emoji.php\/v9\/t93\/2\/16\/1f1ea_1f1f8.png\" alt=\"\ud83c\uddea\ud83c\uddf8\"> I brought his Spain jersey and laid it on him. I could tell he was feeling a little better when he started singing along at the halftime show for a minute.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8211; Shelley <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/cota.org\/cotaforteamjake\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6731\/2026\/07\/Jake-Awake-Day-3-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-149\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cota.org\/cotaforteamjake\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6731\/2026\/07\/Jake-Awake-Day-3-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cota.org\/cotaforteamjake\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6731\/2026\/07\/Jake-Awake-Day-3-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/cota.org\/cotaforteamjake\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6731\/2026\/07\/Jake-Awake-Day-3-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/cota.org\/cotaforteamjake\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6731\/2026\/07\/Jake-Awake-Day-3.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Today was pretty rough. 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