Yesterday (Sunday) was a rough day for Taylor and emotionally draining for us. She started to get fussy and not seeming herself in the early morning hours and as the day progressed Taylor did not want to eat and her breathing became more labored. After a couple x-rays, they determined that there was fluid building up in her chest cavity because her drainage tube was clogged. They put in a new drainage tube in the early evening and. By 6am this morning her 24 hour fluid output was 85mls, most of which came out within the 1st half hour after changing her tube and the total amount was probably accumulating over a few days. Removing all the fluid made Taylor much happier today. She has eaten well and is not fussy. The doctor have increased Taylor’s medication and put her on three days of antibiotics to protect her from infection. The antibiotics must be given to her via an IV and this afternoon they needed to replace an IV that was not working any longer. It took a few hours and many different people trying in many different spots, to finally get an IV in. It was a tough afternoon for both Taylor and I and the nurses and doctors. As of 7pm tonight, only 3mls of fluid has drained all day. We don’t know anymore if we should be encouraged about this or worried that the fluid is collecting again and going to put her under distress.
A new doctor came on today for the month of December and he would like to meet with Brian and I to get to know us and talk about Taylor in the next couple days. Please pray for wisdom and clarity for Taylor’s new doctor and that we would feel good about the change in doctors and care she is getting. We have always really appreciated her doctors and nurses and the great care she has received.
Please also pray that we would have renewed hope and trust in the Lord we know that He is faithful to Taylor and all of us and will bring Taylor’s healing to completion according to his perfect will.
Psalm 69:16 says Answer me, O Lord, out of the goodness of your love; in your great mercy turn to me. We praise the Lord that He answers our pleas for help out of the goodness of His steadfast, never changing love and that because of His great mercy He is always turned toward us!!Thank you for joining us in pleading for help on behalf of Taylor and our whole extended family. May the Lord empower the prayers of His people!!