Monday, September 19, 2011 10:00pm
Earlier today, we were alerted that Morgan's white blood cell counts were elevated and her platelets had decreased. The inverse result of these is that an infection may be present. The doctor decided to proactively treat Morgan with antibiotics since we may not have the results of the culture for two days or more.
Further, Morgan is being fed more milk once every eight hours, instead of less milk every four hours. She is responding well to her new feeding schedule, just like one of the lion cubs at the Birmingham Zoo. We are hopeful that she will continue to respond well and gain the essential weight and nutrients her little body needs.
After two days of "speed bumps," her dependency on oxygen is going down. This is a very slow process and requires great patience. She continues to only tolerate the high-frequency ventilator, however, her lessened depency on oxygen is a step toward the conventional ventilator. Stepping down to the conventional ventilator within the week is a major goal. Her dad says he'll give her $20 if she meets this goal...VT, open up the account at your bank!
These are our most pressing issues at the moment; 1) Morgan's lung development, 2) her nutrition and 3) that no infections cause any hiccups on this arduous path. These are our prayer points. Please, also, pray for the doctors, nurses and all those who are caring for our sweet Morgan.
Among all of this, Morgan continued to be a little wiggle worm today. She kicked her feet, waved her arms and even found her little hands stuck together from the tape holding her IV. Her resilience paid off and she was able to free her hands to return to her mischief. She continues to show us her sweet disposition through her stuggle. She has a little personality that just won't quit. Her parents are still wondering where she may get that from??? She is giving the nurses a run for their money and getting away with it with a wink and smile.
We are so proud of her and so grateful for your concern and prayers.
Seth and Elizabeth
Just found your blog, Elizabeth, and i am praying for Morgan and for you and Seth.
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Mary Allison
So thankful to have the blog for updates. Praying day and night for your precious girl and for her mama and daddy. Love you all.
ReplyDeleteWe are thankful for this blog as well - and we are praying like crazy for all of you. Keep believing ... and Elizabeth, the Mo-Rons always say "never, never, never give up"! We love you...
ReplyDeletethanks for the update, mccoins! so glad to have a small window in on morgan's journey and on yours as her parents. so, so thankful for her progress forward. love, e
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ReplyDeleteYou write so well! I can totally picture your little wiggle worm with the sticky hands.
Miss you and love you and covering you all in prayer.
Keep the updates coming! We love them!
keely
Praying for all of you! So happy to have a site where we can keep informed over "wiggle worm"! We love you all!
ReplyDeleteBeth and Bobby
Precious Morgan with her little sticky fingers : ) -- I am praying for that wiggle worm and her twenty spot! We are praying hard for all of the McCoins -- Thank you for taking the time to keep us updated. We love you so much, Morgan, Seth, and Elizabeth.
ReplyDeleteStrong prayers coming your way from Kentucky. I smile reading this because I can just picture these words coming straight out of your mouth. Augusta keeps saying she's a little pistol, and it sounds like it! Keep it up Morgan!
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