Today's blog is just a quick update about Sarah and the awesome way God has put people in our path during this hospital stay. Sarah has had the most incredible night nurse! Her name is Elizabeth Gee (shortened version of a loooong last name!!) She happened to hear my cell phone ringing (it plays Amazing Grace, My Chains Are Gone by Chris Tomlin) and said she's been wanting that song, then told us what her phone plays (can't remember, but it was a gospel song).
That first night she talked to Sarah for sooo long, and reassured her. They talked about their faith in God and lot's of different things. She is the sweetest!!
The second night, we started talking again, and found out that she was raised pentecostal (not sure if she is from India, but she is of a similar nationality), and now attends West End Assembly of God, the same church that Sarah's friend Doug goes to. It's such a small world. We have had the best time with her. She is a GREAT nurse. Another great nurse was Ivone, her day nurse. She was soooo great to Sarah, sitting and talking with her forever, and promising she would be there when they put her Picc line in. I've never seen such caring nurses, and I've seen plenty!!
Monday we got some news that we weren't expecting, and was a little hard to take. Not only is the infection in the bone, but it has spread to the hip joint. The doctors at St. Francis don't know what to do for her, so she's being transferred to St. Mary's where the Spina Bifida Ortho Drs. will do major surgery to clean all of the infection out and maybe fuse the joint. It's a very complicated surgery, and they just can't handle it here. We really hate to leave, we're so spoiled now, but we have to go where she can get the care she needs.
We also found out that she is losing protein through her urine or kidneys (?), so she is malnourished. After all of this infection is taken care of, she will have to have tests for kidney disease.
That first night she talked to Sarah for sooo long, and reassured her. They talked about their faith in God and lot's of different things. She is the sweetest!!
The second night, we started talking again, and found out that she was raised pentecostal (not sure if she is from India, but she is of a similar nationality), and now attends West End Assembly of God, the same church that Sarah's friend Doug goes to. It's such a small world. We have had the best time with her. She is a GREAT nurse. Another great nurse was Ivone, her day nurse. She was soooo great to Sarah, sitting and talking with her forever, and promising she would be there when they put her Picc line in. I've never seen such caring nurses, and I've seen plenty!!
Monday we got some news that we weren't expecting, and was a little hard to take. Not only is the infection in the bone, but it has spread to the hip joint. The doctors at St. Francis don't know what to do for her, so she's being transferred to St. Mary's where the Spina Bifida Ortho Drs. will do major surgery to clean all of the infection out and maybe fuse the joint. It's a very complicated surgery, and they just can't handle it here. We really hate to leave, we're so spoiled now, but we have to go where she can get the care she needs.
We also found out that she is losing protein through her urine or kidneys (?), so she is malnourished. After all of this infection is taken care of, she will have to have tests for kidney disease.
As I write this, Sarah has calmed down, after a second visit from her wonderful Pastor Collier, and has decided that she's well enough to kick me out of the room, so I'm sitting in the lobby typing this blog until she calls and tells me I can come back. Can you believe that? It's 10:00 at night, and she wants some "alone" time!!!! I think it's great! She also kicked us out at dinnertime. When she told Rob "I love you, Goodbye, Get Out!", he said it was sooo good to hear cause he knew she was feeling better, lol!!!!
Hopefully she will be transferred tomorrow, but it could be Wednesday. Then we have to wait for another consult, and schedule the surgery, so we are in for a long ride this time. Nobody can even begin to tell me how long she'll be in after surgery, and I'm tired of playing the guessing game, so I'm just preparing for the worst and anything else will be A BLESSING!!!!!
Sarah got to talk to her Facebook buddy, Donnie Cox, tonight and he and Ruby prayed with us over the phone. It meant sooo much to her!! Donnie sent her the cutest email that looked like a Facebook status update because he knew she was having Facebook withdrawals!!! She loved it!!
She also got to talk to her CRAZY cousin Jack! That made her night! He knows just how to crack her up and he was telling her what a wonderful mother she had! Hahaha, Jack, if you don't get Facebook soon, I'm gonna keep putting words in your mouth! You keep telling me you're not old, but only old people aren't on Facebook!!!!!! No wait, even THEY are on here, you have no excuse man :-D
Thanks to everybody who has called, visited, sent cards, prayed, etc. It means the world to Sarah and keeps her spirits up. She had to call the school today to let them know she would be out indifinately and that was sad for her. She waited so long to start this new job, and she's hardly got to be there at all. So all the encouraging words keeps her going!!!
I will keep everybody posted. I try to post updates to Facebook by using my phone, but I never know if the text actually makes it through, sometimes it does, and sometimes it doesn't. I will try to keep up with the blogs. I don't know if St. Mary's has internet access, but we'll find out soon!!
It's now Tuesday morning, and I'm home for a few hours to ship out sales and pack some more clothes. During the night we found out that her Picc line is not working properly, and they can't draw blood. Not sure what they will do about that, she may have to have a new one put in. I've got to hurry and get back to the hospital in case they move her, so I'll keep in touch and let everybody know what's going on as best I can.
Sarah with her new "Room Decorations"!!
This is her "I'm going crazy, get me out of here" look!!
Thanks again for your prayers, and keep them coming.....
God is our refuge and strength, a very present help in trouble. Therefore will not we fear.....Psalm 45:1-2
P.S. Just got a text from my mom saying the Picc line has been fixed. Praise God!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Hopefully she will be transferred tomorrow, but it could be Wednesday. Then we have to wait for another consult, and schedule the surgery, so we are in for a long ride this time. Nobody can even begin to tell me how long she'll be in after surgery, and I'm tired of playing the guessing game, so I'm just preparing for the worst and anything else will be A BLESSING!!!!!
Sarah got to talk to her Facebook buddy, Donnie Cox, tonight and he and Ruby prayed with us over the phone. It meant sooo much to her!! Donnie sent her the cutest email that looked like a Facebook status update because he knew she was having Facebook withdrawals!!! She loved it!!
She also got to talk to her CRAZY cousin Jack! That made her night! He knows just how to crack her up and he was telling her what a wonderful mother she had! Hahaha, Jack, if you don't get Facebook soon, I'm gonna keep putting words in your mouth! You keep telling me you're not old, but only old people aren't on Facebook!!!!!! No wait, even THEY are on here, you have no excuse man :-D
Thanks to everybody who has called, visited, sent cards, prayed, etc. It means the world to Sarah and keeps her spirits up. She had to call the school today to let them know she would be out indifinately and that was sad for her. She waited so long to start this new job, and she's hardly got to be there at all. So all the encouraging words keeps her going!!!
I will keep everybody posted. I try to post updates to Facebook by using my phone, but I never know if the text actually makes it through, sometimes it does, and sometimes it doesn't. I will try to keep up with the blogs. I don't know if St. Mary's has internet access, but we'll find out soon!!
It's now Tuesday morning, and I'm home for a few hours to ship out sales and pack some more clothes. During the night we found out that her Picc line is not working properly, and they can't draw blood. Not sure what they will do about that, she may have to have a new one put in. I've got to hurry and get back to the hospital in case they move her, so I'll keep in touch and let everybody know what's going on as best I can.
Sarah with her new "Room Decorations"!!
This is her "I'm going crazy, get me out of here" look!!God is our refuge and strength, a very present help in trouble. Therefore will not we fear.....Psalm 45:1-2
P.S. Just got a text from my mom saying the Picc line has been fixed. Praise God!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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