Day #25

They did dialysis again today. The kidney specialist told mom they are planning on doing dialysis every other day in order to prevent fluid from building up in Jennifer's body again. He also said it normally takes weeks (anywhere from 2 to 12 weeks) before the kidneys will begin working again, but he expects Jennifer's to begin sooner than that because she's young & healthy. We're praying for days instead of weeks!

They turned back Jennifer's sedation medication a little today. During her dialysis, she opened her eyes a couple of times, looked at mom, & tears would roll down her cheeks. This broke mom's heart. Mom would wipe the tears, hold her hand, & talk gently to her, trying to keep her calm.

They didn't wake her up completely today, just turned the sedation down some.

They were supposed to do an MRI today to check for possible brain damage due to having to be resuscitated, but as of 5:00pm tonight, they hadn't done the MRI yet. They expect all to be ok since they revived her quickly. They had been watching her stats that night & were anticipating the cardiac arrest. They had everything they needed ready & waiting so when it happened they were prepared for it.

They will be replacing her ventilator with a trachiotomy on Thu. I know this sounds scary, but everyone says this is a good thing. Patients tend to do better with a trach & having a ventilator in too long can cause permanent damage to the vocal cords. We all know how Jen likes to talk!

David is improving & continues to get around better & better everyday. Little Kacyn also continues to do well. Somehow he's managing to dirty about 3 outfits a day!

Please pray for Jennifer's kidneys, for her MRI to be clean, for continued healing of her lungs, for strength to help her continue to fight & get through this. Also please pray for peace & comfort for her as she awakens to everything as it will probably be scary - she won't remember anything. Please continue to pray for the continued healing of sweet little Kacyn & David & of course for strength & comfort for the rest of the family.

I know I've said it before & I know I'll probably say it many more times...
I can't thank everyone enough for the thoughts, prayers, well wishes, acts of generosity, offers of assistance, & love that has been shown to all of us. I can't wait for Jennifer to read all the blog comments & the notes that have been posted to her My Space & Facebook pages as well as the autographed sheets, cards, etc! She will be as overwhelmed as the rest of us are! THANK YOU!

Love,
Lynn