Another Day...

I feel like we are in a little of a holding pattern. Nothing major has changed since yesterday and really since the day before that. Carol is still struggling with sepsis and the DIC is stable/resolved. Her WBC count is still up (but now it's high...14). She is still on the ventilator, but has been starting some of her own breaths, she just hasn't taken any complete breaths on her own yet. Her fingers are still in bad shape and she will likely have to have parts of them amputated at some point. She is still swollen, still minimally responsive (mostly to pain), still has little to no liver or kidney function (although the labs have shown slight improvement) and she still has not made any urine. We were wrong, they have her on dialysis every other day, but that doesn't mean her kidneys are much better. So, we are waiting. We are waiting for the versed to wear off, which could take 2-3 more days. We are waiting to see the level of her brain function. We are hoping that since she is not worse these are good signs, but we just don't know. Philip, his sister and his Dad are all still at her bedside and plan on staying until she is awake.

Please continue to pray for Carol's health and healing. Please continue to pray for her kids and husband and family. To be honest, please pray for me and Derrick (Philip's sister, Tamara's, husband) we are a little at a loss on how to best care for and love our spouses right now. How to not feel selfish for how this is affecting us and how it is hard on us. We know it is worse for them, but we are struggling a little. Please help me to know what to say and do that will best comfort Philip and to have peace. Thanks again everyone. We are so blessed by our family and friends...we can't ever express our gratitude! A sweet dear friend even came over and mowed our lawn for us today because I am useless and don't know how. God is blessing us with our Christian family. I'm so thankful for that.