Update from Elaine
Today has been a relatively quiet day. Kate's day began with another transfusion of platelets as her count was down to 11. Doctors confirmed today the specific name of the bacteria causing the infection and as suspected it comes from Kate's own intestine.
The WBC count continues to drop, now down to .02. We are only on day 7 out of transplant and counts were to begin to drop on day 11. Because of the bacterial infection Kate's WBC count dropped early. We now wait until day 14 when by faith in God we trust the stem cells will begin their "rescue" work and with the boost of the nupogen(stimulates WBC growth) that she gets daily, we will see the counts begin to rebound around day 14.
REQUEST: Please continue to pray those stem cells home in Kate's body. Ask that they find their receptors and begin producing new blood parts, specifically WBC's.
REQUEST: Please pray that God's hand hold all other forms of infection at bay during this time when Kate's body has nothing to fight with.
PRAISE: Today's biggest victory has been manageable nausea. We know this is a result of you carrying Kate's number one request from yesterday before God. Praise that while Kate has been an underlying feeling of the nausea, she has not heaved today!!
The pain from the mucositis has increased and Kate has needed morphine several times today to quiet the pain. The medical staff have told Kate not to hesitate to ask for the morphine, as the pain of the mouth sores can be pretty intense and medication like Tylenol will not even touch it.
REQUEST: Please ask for victory over the pain of the mouth sores.
Kate is now receiving IV nutrition. Our friends and family who are big fans of Mountain Dew will surely smile when I tell you that the IV nutrition looks like a huge bag of Mountain Dew:) The doctors have said, she may not feel like eating until next week. Knowing that she is getting some nutrition, I can now not worry about her not eating.
Kate is now on five different antibiotics. We've discovered that she is allergic to one of the new ones added for the bacterial infection. We have replaced that antibiotic with another, but not before Kate developed a rash all over her trunk. It will take several days to get the other medication out of her system. The rash has made her skin very tender and sore.
REQUEST: Please pray that the antibiotic will leave her system quickly and that the discomfort of her skin will quickly heal.
We are excited that our dear Maggie is coming to visit tomorrow and Sunday. If Kate had anything to do with it, I think she'd have Maggie smuggle Grace in too:)
REQUEST: Please ask that Kate will feel well enough to enjoy her time with Maggie and then with her cousins on Sunday.
Please know that your efforts in prayer have blessed Kate with an incredible grace gift today in the ease of the intensity of her nausea. Thank you for tirelessly carrying Kate's needs to God during these challenging days.
Touched by grace,
Elaine
The WBC count continues to drop, now down to .02. We are only on day 7 out of transplant and counts were to begin to drop on day 11. Because of the bacterial infection Kate's WBC count dropped early. We now wait until day 14 when by faith in God we trust the stem cells will begin their "rescue" work and with the boost of the nupogen(stimulates WBC growth) that she gets daily, we will see the counts begin to rebound around day 14.
REQUEST: Please continue to pray those stem cells home in Kate's body. Ask that they find their receptors and begin producing new blood parts, specifically WBC's.
REQUEST: Please pray that God's hand hold all other forms of infection at bay during this time when Kate's body has nothing to fight with.
PRAISE: Today's biggest victory has been manageable nausea. We know this is a result of you carrying Kate's number one request from yesterday before God. Praise that while Kate has been an underlying feeling of the nausea, she has not heaved today!!
The pain from the mucositis has increased and Kate has needed morphine several times today to quiet the pain. The medical staff have told Kate not to hesitate to ask for the morphine, as the pain of the mouth sores can be pretty intense and medication like Tylenol will not even touch it.
REQUEST: Please ask for victory over the pain of the mouth sores.
Kate is now receiving IV nutrition. Our friends and family who are big fans of Mountain Dew will surely smile when I tell you that the IV nutrition looks like a huge bag of Mountain Dew:) The doctors have said, she may not feel like eating until next week. Knowing that she is getting some nutrition, I can now not worry about her not eating.
Kate is now on five different antibiotics. We've discovered that she is allergic to one of the new ones added for the bacterial infection. We have replaced that antibiotic with another, but not before Kate developed a rash all over her trunk. It will take several days to get the other medication out of her system. The rash has made her skin very tender and sore.
REQUEST: Please pray that the antibiotic will leave her system quickly and that the discomfort of her skin will quickly heal.
We are excited that our dear Maggie is coming to visit tomorrow and Sunday. If Kate had anything to do with it, I think she'd have Maggie smuggle Grace in too:)
REQUEST: Please ask that Kate will feel well enough to enjoy her time with Maggie and then with her cousins on Sunday.
Please know that your efforts in prayer have blessed Kate with an incredible grace gift today in the ease of the intensity of her nausea. Thank you for tirelessly carrying Kate's needs to God during these challenging days.
Touched by grace,
Elaine
posted by Tracy @ 10:03 PM
3 Comments:
At 7:47 AM,
Anonymous said…
We're praying for a blessed time together as a family this weekend, even if it is in the hospital. We're also praying that you'll be able to worship the Lord together...even if only two or three are gathered together in His name. Hebrews 4:16 for ya'll today!!!
At 6:55 PM,
Anonymous said…
So very glad I got to spend an afternoon with Kate and Elaine. To all who can't visit because of distance I can tell you that Kate still looks beautiful, she continues to smile and you can feel God's hand upon her. Elaine continues to be "the rock" for both girls and she even manages to look gorgeous through it all.
PB
At 5:39 PM,
Anonymous said…
Kate,
We're praying for your comfort and we're thankful that your body is preparing to fight off the infection.
Elaine & Maggie,
We're praying that you stay strong and we're thankful that you have good friends to help you through the day.
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