This morning, as he had been so stable over the previous 24 hours and after discussion during doctors’ rounds, Massimo’s ventilator settings were fiddled with and they have managed to reduce slightly the pressures that he is breathing with. He seems to be stable with these new settings and although he is still kept under paralysis medication this is a small step forward. The plan with the doctors is to keep him like this for the moment, keeping a close eye all vital signs, gas results, etc. We are still waiting for GOS to get back to us. Apparently there are two types of stents that can be put into his airway. One type spring open, but the feeling is that these might not be strong enough against the pressure of the tumour. We are awaiting to hear from the Registrar at GOS who inserts these to see what he thinks. The other type of stents are stronger but have never been inserted into a child as small as Massimo. Again we await to hear from the doctor who inserts these to see what they think. Essentially, what PICU at SGH are doing is what can be done at the moment. Nothing would be gained by moving him as GOS would not consider stents quite yet, but the act of moving him could be potentially very dangerous. So far, so stable.