Wow what a morning. Shannon struggled most of last night. Unable to sleep, swollen, and needing constant oxygen. This morning the blood cultures from yesterday showed a still active Staph infection. So, this morning the news that chest line must come out. Major bummer!
They did a chest xray this morning which showed an active infection in her chest. Please pray for the antibiotics to attack the infection in a way that Shannon's immune system cannot. I pray to see a complete turn around by tomorrow morning.
After the chest xray came the bedside extraction. The OR operates on their own time so they gave us less than 10 minutes to get he morphine in her and fed so she didn't scream the entire time. Shannon did very well during the extraction. She has an open whole in her chest which is covered with bandages but is still a risk for infection so please pray against any other damage!
After the extraction came IV Team, blood cultures and blood draws. Shannon did very well and was relaxed from pain meds. The IV Team did amazing and got a line in the first try!! This has never happened before. We are praying this IV lasts longer than normal and that Shannon not need more than 1 additional IV before surgery for a new chest line on Monday. This surgery is tentative because the infection must clear first. By the name of Lord from whom all blessings flow we pray over our daughter that this infection clear in Jesus name!
Please pray for peace and rest for our sweet girl. Our family is emotionally and physically exhausted...including grandma! But we are blessed to care for such an amazing gift named Shannon Hope. We have no fear of bad news and we look forward to the Lord's healing of our precious girl.
Thank you again to all those supplying finances, meals and prayers for our family. We are lifted up by your generosity making each day just a bit more tolerable.
God is bigger and better than any disease but He does not promise life without suffering. We count it a blessing to triumph during this trial, but we are in constant need of His peace which He is faithful to give.
"Therefore, since we have been justified through faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ, through whom we have gained access by faith into this grace in which we not stand. And we boast in the hope of the glory of God. Not only so, but we also glory in our SUFFERINGS, because we know that suffering produces perseverance; perseverance, character; and character, HOPE. And hope does not put us to shame because God's love has been poured out into our hearts through the Holy Spirit, who has been given to us." Romans 5:1-5
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