Improvement After a Long Weekend

Monday, May 21, 2012 4:15pm

After a roller coaster weekend, I am pleased to report Morgan is having a better day. Morgan has been a very brave, fierce and strong little girl. This morning, the doctor was able to move Morgan to the C-PAP, taking her off the ventilator. Praise the Lord! Our prayers worked! We appreciate all the prayers and words of encouragement.

We feel like we can exhale, a little. A teeny tiny bit. Morgan is still fragile and has to continue to improve, but we are so so thankful she is off the ventilator. We are hopeful and prayerful she will continue to progress and her little pint-sized body can fully recover.

At this time, we do not know fully what has caused this set back. The team has some speculations, but the cultures are not back. She is being treated and it seems to be working.

Morgan continues to have glucose issues. Please pray for these to stabilize and for her body to make the necessary sugars so they do not have to use insulin anymore. In addition to her glucose, and because she is on a fluid diet, several of Morgan's other body fluid levels are out of sync. Please pray for her little body to get these under control, too. This should resolve itself when they resume her feedings, but we do not know when that will be.

We, also, do not know how long she will be on the C-PAP. For us, it is most important for her to fully adjust to being off the ventilator before trying the nasal cannula again. We would like to give her lungs a chance to recover, therefore having the best chance to breathe with the cannula. We do not want to rush it just because we do not like the C-PAP. We are trying to be patient.

Morgan has had a pretty quiet day, thus far. She has adjusted to the C-PAP well. She has been resting and watching her DVD’s in bed.

We thank you from the bottom of our hearts for the prayers and support this weekend. We knew we could call on the Prayer Warriors to join us in lifting her up. We know the Lord hears our prayers. We know the power of the Lord's healing is at work in her little body. Please continue to pray for Morgan's recovery and strength in the lungs. We pray for relaxation, calmness and no agitation. Pray for full healing.

While at this time we do not know when she will come home, we pray with the expectancy, faith and trust that she will one day be able to get in our car, meet Wagg and spend the night in her own crib. We so look forward to that day!

Love,
Elizabeth and Seth McCoin