We finally did it (and just in time too)! Glory had been battling with flu-like symptoms for 11 days. While this may seem like a long time, we had reports that this year's flu was lasting 9-10 days. So on day 12 of Glory's flu we decided to take her into the clinic to have Dr. Dave examine her. The last 3-4 days of the flu she had been having a severe cough and it did not seem to be getting better.
Praise God that we took her when we did! It appeared that Glory had a significant amount of fluid in her lungs. (David told me that it is not uncommon for pneumonia to follow the flu.) We were sent off to the Snyder ER where Glory was put on a ambulance on its way to Lubbock for further care. This indeed was another blessing, because we would really have rather stayed in Snyder, but upon arriving at the Children's ER and eventually the ICU (Intensive Care Unit), we realized that this was a good decision. The nursing staff and facilities were wonderfully prepared to handle young children...hence "pediatrics".
Dr. Tiva (that is not really his name, but that is what he goes by...it is MUCH easier to say) and his staff did a great job with Glory. The Lord truly did bless us all when Dr. Tiva inserted a larger chest tube to pull excess air out of Glory's chest...hmmm, perhaps I should back up a bit...after several x-rays and a CT scan, we saw that Glory had three major issues:
1) her right lung had caved-in
2) it was being squished by some air that had leaked out of the lung after her severe coughing (there was evidently a hole in her lung)
3) her lungs have a bacterial infection...pneumonia
...so when the chest tube was put into Glory, several "bad" things could have happened, but by the wonderful love of God one of the best things did happen...the air came out and her lung expanded back to its normal size (or at least mostly normal size).
Now Glory and Alesha are sleeping well and we will just have to wait and see how well/fast Glory will recover from her pneumonia. Also, please pray that the hole in her lung will heal soon. Assuming all things go well, we are looking at spending the next week in the hospital, but it can very easily be longer.
We are very thankful at the quick diagnosis and progress that Glory has had these last 12 hours and we are looking forward to shining God's light to the people whom we get to interact with while at the hospital.
-Taylor
Posted at 3:30am
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Praise God for all He has done! Life is so much easier when we realize that we are not in control! Praying for y'all!
Tell Glory I said hello and that I love her!
So glad that Glory is in the hands of competent doctors and nurses, but also in the hands of the great Physician. God is good! Praying for a quick recovery and lots of rest for everyone. =)
We'll be praying.
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