Morgan has had an okay day. As expected, Morgan gotten a little worse since her surgery. She is between 48 and 72 hours after surgery and seems to be feeling the effects. We hate to see her so sick and not really improving. Even though her stats, overall, are better, they are worse than they were on Tuesday. Her lungs and heart are having to learn how to work without having the pda open. Her severe lung injury results in a snail's paced progression.
While Seth and I are confident that heart surgery was best for Morgan, we realize she still has a very long battle ahead, in regard to her lungs. They are very, very critical. We continue to pray for the growth of healthy, new lung tissue, as well as, the breath of life to flow through them.
In the days to come, we hope she begins to improve. We know it will be a very slow process and requires patience. Our goal is to wean her off the ventalator. If she can get off the ventialator, then her lungs can grow stronger.
Please continue to pray for; 1) Morgan continues to heal and recover from her heart surgery. It is important that her body responds and continues to improve, 2) her lung development and growth of new tissue, 3) that no infections are present [big scare, currently] and 4) continued protection of her body from any unknown ramifcations of her condition. As always, please continue to keep the doctors, nurses, and staff at UAB in your prayers as they provide care to our Morgan. Also pray for the concern of her caretakers at St. Vincent's, who have been so diligent in their communication with us in relation to Morgan's well-being.
Sweet Morgan is being so tough! Even though she is on pain medicine and a sedative, she still wiggles when we speak to her. We know she hears our voices and it encourages us greatly. We can hardly wait for the next time we get to hold her!
Thank you for all your messages, love and support! We pray for God's blessings on each of you!
Love,
Elizabeth and Seth McCoin
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