Monday July 23rd, Health Update

Here is the most recent update from Dani on what they have been going through in just the last 24 hours...A recap of what happened between the hours of 9 p.m. (when Katie and I left their room last night) and when we saw them at 9 a.m. this morning!

I am humbled, inspired and amazed by what these two have endured over the last six weeks and how graciously, peacefully and faithfully they are handling it all.  In just the two days that my sister and I spent in the hospital we got a good dose of the reality they are facing each day...it is big, tiring, challenging and hard to imagine how they are making it through...but somehow, by the grace of God, they are...

Here is Dani's report from last night...

• So last night her ascitis (stretched belly)  was definetely getting worse (she's in size 3 diapers due to her belly). Around 11 p.m.  her o

  xygen level went from 100 down to 85. It came back to shortly after that and has been hovering around 95-97. However, the nurse had to report that dip though to the doc who then  ordered a chest.xray to rule out pneumonia or collapsing lung, etc. 
  
  
  Cliff and I thought that was overkill and grumbled about them being ridiculous with tests and how she needed her rest. So chest xray came to the room and did their thing in the room. More blood was taken for more tests (17ml today-one over her limit and that's with giving back the waste blood) 
  
  
  After all of this I was not happy and a bit more worried about Cordelia so we prayed for protection over her and guidance for the doctor. 
  
  
  5 a.m. rolls around and the nurse comes in.. They stopped her iv nutrition. She had somehow wiggled her pic line out a bit and it was no longer centrally located where it was supposed to be... Score one for God's sovereignty. Had she not had the breathing problem and chest xray they wouldn't have looked at her pic line until her next dressing change Tuesday. The iv nutrition could have damaged her peripheral veins. We were again humbled and reminded how great and merciful God is. His ways are beyond our comprehension. Prayer is still our greatest need in this 
  season of our lives.
  
  
  
  
  
  
  And then, after all of this, here is the "schedule of 
  Cordelia's day that they reported today...
  
  
  

  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  Cordelia's Monday schedule:
  12a chest xray
  4a blood test
  9a nuclear test
  930a xray
  1030a ekg
  12p blood test
  130p iv
  2p belly tap
  4p blood test
  And then maybe a nap
  

  
  

  Please continue to pray and mark your calendars for the September 30th Benefit!