Late ICU Update (Email)

We finally got to see Vanessa tonight after many delays. They did not take her away to put in her new PICC line until 5 when we were originally told 1. Those are 2 of our visitation times. Visitation is very limited to us and we lost 2 of them today. However, after 5 sticks, they were able to get a new line in her left arm. We have received preliminary results from her scope that was done lat night. It appears she may have yeast on her lungs. We hope to get the final results when we go and visit her tomorrow morning. We are still waiting results from her old picc line to see if that may have been causing an infection as well.

Her blood counts are beginning to improve. Her hemoglobin was 12.7, which is normal. Her white blood counts are still.1 and her platelet count had gone up to 50. I was told to not concentrate too much on the white blood count until they get this infection resolved. Once we have the infection under control, her white blood counts should begin to go back up. Her temperature before we left the hospital was a 99.6. Praise God. Her temperature finally got below 100 and has so far maintained. We need to get it at normal and keep it normal for 24 hours before she can be released from ICU.

I am not sure if I mentioned her chest x-ray in any earlier emails, but it came back normal.

We had many sweet dear friends come from Shreveport and showed alot of love and care as they sat and spoke to myself and Vanessa's parents. Some went in and visited Vanessa, some just came to support us in the waiting area. We had some from our Sunday School class. This is BEST class. They have supported us,loved on us, provided meals for us, monetary means have been provided and a bunch of small things that has added up to make life a bit easier. We are so excited God brought this Sunday School class to us from Green Acres Baptist Church here in Tyler.

I want to send out a special THANK YOU to Jeff and Suzanne Hogg. We love you guys and appreciate you keeping Emilee for us and getting her to the church this morning at 6:30 am and seeing her off to her first youth group trip to Houston. Your love and kindness has shown God to us through you. You guys help make our Sunday School class what it is.

There has been so much love and outpouring support to us during this trying time. All of you who have emailed, called, text messaged, prayed, cried, laughed, sat, stood and anything else that I haven't mentioned has been an awesome expression of God's love for his children. I cannot say THANK YOU enough.

God Bless and have a great night or an even better week this week and may God be with you all.

With God, We Will Beat This!!