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Dear Ones, Here is an update on my friend Mama G. I just quoted part of an update that Daddy G. sent out the other day. Please keep praying! Warmly, Maggie "C. Update 22 Feb 08 Dear Family and Friends, Thanks for your prayers and words of encouragement. Please forgive the bluntness of my comments... it's easier for me to think like a doctor than a husband right now. C. is holding her own physically... her blood pressure, pulse and oxygenation are good. She will be on a ventilator until her broken ribs heal (22 broken). On the second day, she could respond with movements to commands that included both hands and feet. There are no fine motor skills, yet. After her second surgery, she had used about ninety units of blood total. She has since slipped into a coma and does not respond to commands, but does respond to pain. Her internal bleeding has stopped and no longer requires donor blood. The doctors are encouraged that her spinal chord is intact, but the real concern is just how much damage there is to her brain stem. Her broken pelvis, clavicle, scapula and cervical vertebrae will be operated on as healing permits starting with the neck. My mom and cousin J. just arrived and C.'s parents arrive on Sunday, late because of a bad case of the flu that rendered them unable to travel. They are feeling the added stress and I ask you to please keep them in your thoughts and prayers. The situation could worsen at any time. C. is battling a fever that I'm told is common. Her brain just needs time to settle down... the doctors tell me that three or four weeks is a common time to sleep in the average case. I have been told that this is not an average case. But then again, they told me she could not make it through the first night and she proved them wrong. I postponed the Thursday surgery after learning that it was not urgent , and that further healing and reduced swelling now could lead to more mobility later and possibly a reduced time that she's in a coma. I continue to pray for wisdom." *I have abbreviated names for security sake. |
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