Last updated on 1 April 2026
Good morning Mr. Mirko,
the handwriting is still the same and the nurse… is too.
I am Stefania and it is the middle of the night.
Since the last time I cared for you, there is a major update: the ECMO has been removed, the machine that removes carbon dioxide from your blood and enriches it with oxygen.
Two large cannulas fewer in your body.
Now your lungs are “working” with the help of the ventilator.
Breathing is not easy for you tonight… your chest rises and falls out of rhythm with your abdomen.
I have done what I could to make you feel better: increasing the medication to relax you, changing your position, but your breathing is still not regular.
The bleeding from your mouth and tracheostomy is still present and needs to be suctioned.
This procedure causes you a lot of discomfort and coughing, but as I told you days ago, it is necessary.
I believe it is now time to change your position, and while I do so, I will tell you exactly what I am doing.
Stay strong, Mirko!
Stefania