Albumin infusion

Hi everyone. It's Michelle here. I'm going to try to give you a brief update here. The last 24 hours have been pretty tough. They needed to give her another I.V. last night and it was unsuccessful. She's had so many sticks and pricks that they were actually running out of places to find a good vein and when they would find one it would "blow." She was whipped when we all went to sleep at 2 :00am, and then it all started again this morning. They brought in their I.V. team to try and get a vein, then they brought in "air-care"( the helicopter guys), and then their final resource was "ped- specialists." The very last vein they saw as a remote possibility worked! It was thrilling for us because it meant that she could now receive this very important infusion of albumin which will reduce her swelling. She is now swollen in her stomach as well as her legs and feet. Urine output was very low yesterday. Not a good thing. As I write this, the albumin is going in, along with her tube feedings and she is sleeping on David's chest. A moment of peace and well-being for all of us after a very difficult 24 hours. David shared a verse with me this morning that I found so wonderful.
         Is there any God besides Me,
         Or is there any other Rock?
         I know of none.’” Is. 44:8
And also-         That men may know from the rising to the setting of the sun
         That there is no one besides Me.
         I am the LORD, and there is no other,
       7The One forming light and creating darkness,
         Causing well-being and creating calamity;
         I am the LORD who does all these. Is. 45:6,7

We love you very much and we can't wait to see you in the near future with a happy Phoebe in tow.