Wednesday, 10:16 am: Annie Update- we got some unexpected news prior to surgery. Annie will need bone from a bone bank :( Also to be prepared that she will probably need a blood transfusion:( she also is having an extra surgery on her right foot. (A tendon transfer) all and all this is been a sucky day but we are staying strong and positive.
Wednesday, 1:48 pm: Annie is out of surgery. She is in lots of pain. Her heart rate and oxygen levels are not leveling off yet. She just spiked a fever. So keep praying everyone!
Wednesday, 3:28 pm: Annie's oxygen level is getting better, hoping to take her off oxygen in the next hour. Fever is going down slowly. Heart rate is still not perfect but getting better. She has been able to keep water down so far.
Thursday, 2:40 am: Annie is awake and happy, I am so grateful. (I don't even care that it is almost 3am) Just happy she is awake and happy.
First walk - Thursday
Thursday, 7:45 pm: Annie's heart rate is jumping and oxygen level falling . Oh man. Dr is coming in to see her. Looks like a blood transfusion is going to happen unless she drastically changes soon.
Friday, evening: Annie has taken an upper climb. She is down to only 1 IV. She is finely tolerating the oral medication. We might even try to wash her hair tonight. :) hooray! Hoping to be discharged tomorrow.
Two hours ago: I think this momma is going on about 1 1/2 hours of sleep. Nothing is controlling her pain.
If you are friends with Annie's momma on facebook these posts will look familiar, as I pulled them directly from there. She did message me before they pulled her epidural and her heart was spasming and her levels were all over the place. What a roller coaster. I hope all of the prayers going out to them are being felt midst the pain, frustration, horror, helplessness, exhaustion and glimpses of peace.
As I write this an image popped into my head. I can see this little beauty running like Carrie Ingalls on the intro of Little House on the Prairie through a field of wild flowers, hair blowing behind her, stumbling but getting right back up and carrying on. Keep praying, singing, hoping, believing and holding on.
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Jess--please send them my love and prayers. It's ok to let her or anyone else know who I am, for lack of a better way of putting it. Better than people wondering who this Lizbeth chick is!!!
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