ICU

Not nice letters, to be sure. Not nice to need to be here either.

Did I say we were trying to stay OUT of the hospital? Apparently, I lied.

Abby is in the ICU right now. This morning she slept in late, and Jeff kept checking on her to be sure she was alright. She finally woke around 11 am wretching. As Jeff started to turn her over she had a grand mal seizure that lasted 6 minutes. We called 911 and EMS brought her to the hospital.




She looked awful all day. She wretched horribly, the worst I've seen, for hours. Her heart rate was in the 130s, all the way up to 187. Her head CT was clear. We didn't know if her Neuro status was just worsening. It was very scary.

Then it got scarier. Around 4, she had another massive seizure. This time her sats dropped in the 70s and she got emergency meds. I knew she had to stay at that point, so I left to get some clothes at home. While I was gone she began seizing again. This time it lasted 40 minutes. They started a dilantin drip and brought her to the ICU, mostly so she could have 1:1 nursing.

Once she got settled in her room, we noticed her fingers were totally blue and her hands were mottled. We didn't know why, but it soon became clear. She developed a 102.9 fever. With high fevers, the body naturally protects the core, so extremities shut down.

We don't know exactly what is going on, but she is a very sick little girl. I can easily say that this was the hardest day I've ever had with her. It's very scary to watch her seize like that for so long. The doctor said he is encouraged that they were able to get the seizures stopped with medicine. Sometimes if kids are in neuro shut down, they seize continuously.

I'll update more tomorrow, but she needs lots of prayer now.


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