Friday, April 26, 2013

Back in hospital.....lots of pictures of last year...

Yep...back in the hospital....   Around 3;30 am her heart rate started going up.  Then at 9am she threw up.  We gave her a shower and were debating...when she had a huge STORM!  It scared the crap out of me and our nurse!  Heart rate in the 180's, shaking...it was AWFUL!   Thankfully she responded to the PRN med doses.  I called 911 and our friends showed up (it is sad when you actually are becoming friends with the EMTs)  They were great as always and got her to the hospital.  She had lots of tests...and an xray and it showed pneumonia....a small spot.  So I am just ticked...she has had the infection in her trach for a month, been in the hospital 2x and is still sick.  I had BEGGED the doc to send her home on an IV so this mess could be knocked out of her but no......  So now she is BACK in, the THIRD time and is on an IV...  COMMON SENSE  should be a stinking required class for doctors!!!!  Jon went with her to the ER, probably a good thing and I cleaned the house not knowing what she might have had and having to be careful for Sam as he is headed to NY next week and in all probability, surgery....

Selah does not have a cough, she has not had one issue keeping her oxygen level at 100%, no rattling, nothing!   I was shocked when I was told she had a small spot of pneumonia but it happens with kids with trachs.  I am so glad she will be worked off of the trach soon!   This is not life threatening nor is she in the PICU....just a regular room.  She still needs your prayers. 

I am so discouraged tonight.....


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A year ago today we had another outside day with lots of the children of Torez.  I feel we were especially blessed to be able to share a few hours with them.  i KNOW one day I will see all of them again in heaven...wish I could do more for them NOW!


 
this was the view outside the back of our apartment

 
Some ladies of the community working hard to get ready for "May Day"



this cat looks JUST like the original Church Cat, Tabby  who is buried by the grave of the original pastor!  She used to sit on his tombstone

 
 

 
Jon and Selah

 
look at this cutie, she still needs a family

 
 

 
 

 
 

 

 

 

Little N is home

 
Max is home...

 
Selah

 
the little boy Jon is pushing is sooo sweet and needs a family

 
Love this little guy...we were hoping to go back for him too
 
A sweet older resident.




 
my girls

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
he has a family and is home now!!!

 
 

 
 

 
This is our sweet Angela that we sponsor in the blue.  I pray she gets a family

 
Look at her smile, so like Sarah
 
Sarah is here

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
oh his caretaker wanted him to get a family so bad...so glad he did!

 
 

 
 

 
i fed a cat

 
Look the circus came to town.  It was set up across from our apartment.  Our facilitator told us not to go because there were Gypsies.... 

 
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We had some excitement around here today...
SAM lost a tooth!!!!
It was just hanging so Steve pulled on it, Sam thought it was so funny.  i videoed it with my phone but dont' know  how to load it.  Sam laughed and laughed and had kept sticking his tongue through the hole laughing.
 
Sam is 9 years old.  This is the first tooth he has lost.  When a child has Peter's Anomaly, they tend to mature slower.  He certainly has!  He didn't even have anything but bottom teeth when he was 2 years old.  Our dentist has been amazed at how slowly everything has gone, he has never seen anything like this.  We wonder if Sarah will be the same. 
 
 
 
Happy Sam
 
tooth in the bag!

 
 
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Don't forget our orphan project for this month and May....
 
My goal is to raise $1000 for this family by the end of May! You can give in two ways. First you can send a check to Grace Church 7060 Berry Road, Zephyrhills Fl 33540 attn: Orphan fund and I will send one check to Grace Haven Ministries or you can click here,
and give on Grace Haven's GIVE page. Just please write it is for Patricia and the family will be able to use it for both girls.
Also please write in there that you are my friend and giving in honor of Selah & Sarah! I just want to know if we meet our goal of $1000 for these girls! 
 
 
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Please keep our Selah in your prayers....

6 comments:

  1. Oh no! I'm sorry Selah's back in the hospital. As soon as we got off the phone I was praying for her... will continue to do so.

    Nikki

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  2. Continuing to pray for sweet Selah!Praying for Sam as well..Heck, we pray for your whole family! We continue to follow your story and read your blog and posts.I look at these pictures and weep for the children.....I told my daughter Deborah that I wish that we could just bring them all here, all those precious children.....How wonderful of your family to spend time and share your love with the other children at the orphange!Its been placed on our hearts to help however we can.....I believe that there will be a special place in Heaven for you and Jon and your family! God continue to bless you!!

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  3. Praying for Selah of course!!! And Sam for his impending trip.

    He looks darling with his missing tooth :)

    UGH I don't blame you for being mad about the IV.

    And hey, being friends with the EMT is not necessarily a bad thing--think of it as a silver lining. They know how to help Selah the best (at least that's the way I feel about all the pharmacists knowing us by name!)

    ((((Hugs)))))) mama! xoxo

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  4. It could possibly be aspiration pneumonia as well. Either way, I hope it clears up quickly.

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  5. Did you disable the ability to follow your blog by email? I was receiving emails; now I am not, and I miss them! I'm glad Selah has a good doctor, and I hope she will soon be home. I'm still praying for a miracle--sometimes miracles take time (even the people Jesus so miraculously healed when He was on earth suffered for some time--even years--before that). I accept medical treatments as miracles too, since God created the matter we make medicines out of and gave us the intelligence to create them.

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    1. I don't know what is going on, you are not the first one to say there is a problem. I think it might be blogspot.....let me know if it doesn't clear up!

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