Dearest
Family,
Well,
it has been a busy couple of weeks - We will wish Happy Belated 27th
Anniversary to Rob & Michelle on May 12th. Then
this Wednesday,
May 17,
is Rob's Birthday, Have a great day,son! Then on May
20,
Symphony celebrates her 15th birthday! Happy Birthday!
What a way to celebrate! Tchae & Cheyenne will be married
that day, Saturday,
May 20th in
the Billings Montana Temple! We are so excited for them!
The
past two weeks have been full ones, Skype trainings, visits,. trips
to Cody, just to name a few. May 4th was our first, lunch with the 7
Sr Missionary couples who will be serving in the Historic Cody Murals
for the summer. Then Mon - Thurs we were there also! Each
morning 9-10
a.m. we
gave a lesson, then assignments to work on during the day. We
then had one on one time with each couple. 10-12 & 1:30-3:30.
It was an amazing week, the youngest couple is 58 & 61, and the
rest range in age 73 to 84. There were miracles each day as
hearts were turned as many found their first name of a family member
to do sacred ordinances for in the temple - families being gathered
together! There were other tears of joy shed as discoveries
were made as to how modern technology could be used inspite of
physical limitations. One brother only sees 3-4 letters at a time.
His wife's smartphone turned out to be his best tool! He was so
excited, that night he went to Verizon & got him one! Dad
spent several more hours the last day helping he & his wife find
success!
The
weather has been beautiful - sunny days - a few rainy ones also!
Dad has the yard looking beautiful, green
& nicely manicured. The lilacs are blooming, there is aspargus to
pick. Just here in our yard there is enough for us to have
creamed aspargus on toast - sure tastes yummy!
It
has been a great Mother's Day! I so appreciate all the
wonderful Mothers in our family! Appreciate each one of you!
First there is Michelle, Vicki, Darece, Joy & Amber. Then there
are all our married Granddaughters & Granddaughters-in-laws!
And those unmarried, mothers in embryo: Mica, Whitney, Kaitlyn,
Symphony, Kenya, Daeja, Leanne & Camille! Love you all, you
are the greatest!
We
had a special evening with Ken & Darece, their family, Bob
Derocher, Susan, Jason & Trista Croft. Jason was the chef
for a yummy dinner! So.o.o very delic.....
Here's
the latest on Cozy, many ups & downs! The ups!!!!
She weighs over 11 lbs.
from
Kirena, May 13th..
I'm
so sorry for the lack of updates You all know-it's been
crazy!!!
I
wish I had answers, but what we know now is very little. Cozy
was discharged from the NICU on Monday. We had a beautiful
three days, but something changed on
Thursday. Cozy was awake for 13 + hours straight. She was
erratic, irritable, and more hungry than usual. As the day
progressed, her heart rate increased significantly, as did her
fussiness. There were no other symptoms (no fevers, etc), and she
finally fell asleep around 1
am. We assumed she had just gotten over tired and over
stimulated.
The
next morning though, Cozy woke up around 7:30
a.m. She was still irritable, and her resting heart rate
was in the 200.s. We also noticed a significant increase in the
fulness of her fontanel and called our pediatrician. He had us come
into the office where they conducted a urine test. Results showed
positive for infection, but for Cozy, things are not as simple as a
UTI.
We
were admitted into the ER where they conducted a panel of tests,
closely working with Primary's. She soon spiked a fever. We then were
released into an ambulance and transferred to Primary Children's ER
More tests. Eventually, Cosette was admitted into the
Infant Care Unit. It was a loooooong day. over 14 hours
sitting in various rooms, hoping for answers.
Even
now, we don't have many:/ All of our blood and CSF tests
were negative. There were worrisome indicators that showed there
definitely is infection, but the source or reason for it is unknown.
All samples are being cultured, but nothing has grown so far. In some
ways this is good, but in many others, we really wish we just ha a
concrete problem we could tackle. For now, Cozy is on a slew of
antibiotics that seem to be helping. Her fevers come and go,
but she is usually calmed with Tylenol. Her demeanor is mostly
unchanged-just more tired.
That's
about it sadly. We could be there for a week. It could be a
month. We may have to take out her shunt. We may be released
with a prescription for antibiotics
Then
May 14th, a.m.
And Yesterday
brought on a few more answers, but I can't exactly say I'm happy
about them all :/
Some
of Cozy's cultures have started growing organisms. There are signs of
staph infection and possible mrsa. There are also indications of
meningitis. Nothing is concrete though, so we will have to wait for
Infectious Disease to classify everything.
One
thing is certain- her blood work definitely showed infection, soooo
the shunt has to come completely out. Surgery is scheduled for this
morning. *all the sighs
We
hope it's only for a few days for the infection to clear, and then
the shunt can be inserted again, but it could be weeks. It's going to
be a day-by-day process to see what is next.
Love
you all.
And
Monday Afternoon: May 15th, from Grandma Vicki
Cozy
had surgery today removed all the shunt. Now we wait for her body and
the antibiotics to fight the infection. In days, or weeks they will
put the shunt back in. We are still praying for her little head to
figure out how to move the fluid in it's own. That would really be so
great...
We
send our love to all, sorry we are so late with this letter but
wanted to wait until we heard about Cozy - & then the afternoon &
evening got busy!
Love
you all & CTR Mom & Dad
