One of Amanda's pin sites that is holding the fixator in place against the hipbone (the fixator is attempting to bring her pelvis back together again and is attached to Amanda's hips with steel pins) is infected. Before I left for WV, it was infected but, while I was gone, it got very swollen and very red. Everytime Amanda moves, the pins tear at the skin and the hole in the skin is getting bigger and bigger. While I was gone, I called back to check on her and was told that they had taken her for an MRI to determine if the infection was in the bone. It wasn't. The bone was still clear. But they have determined that the infection is the antibiotic-resistant strain of staff that's so prevalent in hospitals these days. She's on IV antibiotics to knock out the infection which is pretty tenacious.
They also got the news yesterday that all the other hospitals that Amanda could transfer to have refused to accept her case. She's not yet well enough for rehab but so much improved that the other hospitals don't feel she still needs round-the-clock nursing care. She is going to have to leave the hospital soon and has nowhere to go.
She'll have to be moved home, but she can't yet get into a wheelchair, her family lives in the country down dirt roads, 25 miles from the hospital. She would have to be moved back and forth by ambulance for all of her doctor's visits and her home isn't handicapped accessible. There are huge issues that, at this point, seem insurmountable.
One thing is certain: the hospital will not keep her much longer. They will insist on her leaving. When that happens, things around here are going to get pretty harried.
The Lord has guided their every step so far and we believe he will continue to guide. But please pray for peace for the family and clarity from all the confusion that seems to be constantly surrounding this situation.
She is having a lot of pain and is pretty sick from the infection. She seems to have taken a downturn emotionally, and all this stress about moving doesn't help.
Things are looking pretty grim once again. We just have to keep remembering that God is in control. He is. He has been. He will continue to be.
He is.
3 comments:
Prayers for the perfect place for Amanda to get well!
Prayers are going up for your family daily... Please keep the faith. God is in control always.
i am praying for the whole situation, that god would reveal more of his kingdom power there!
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