INCHING ALONG

Your prayers are working.  Her cultures are negative.  As of now based on the type of infection she has, the broviac line won't be removed, and the infection will be treated with the same antibiotic course of 14 days with the Gtube/Nissen surgery happening on Day 10.  This is provided Charlotte's overall 'state of the union' (stats) and negative cultures stay the same.  

Her shunt was tapped this morning but no fluid was pulled.  This is not a bad thing, as the shunt is working beautifully.  In fact, it is somewhat of a good sign considering if it were infected with a bad infection, most certainly would fluid be able to be pulled from it.  Because her blood levels, temperature and negative cultures continue to look as they are now, it allows the doctors to believe that the shunt has not been infected with the 6-weeker type of infection.  WE PRAY THAT THIS IS SO.

Currently, she is still intubated (breathing tube in) but only so because she hasn't fully awakened.  She woke up earlier this afternoon but really being awake, not so much.  If she awakens before midnight, she will be extubated, otherwise it will be tomorrow morning.  

WE PRAY FOR:

-CONTINUED NEGATIVE CULTURES

-EXTUBATION

-THE BRAIN SHUNT TO BE FREE OF INFECTION/OR TREATABLE WITH 14-DAY COURSE OF ANTIBIOTIC 

-NO FEVER

-HER TO RESPOND TO MEDICATION/TREATMENT

-NO MORE COMPLICATIONS IN HER COURSE OF RECOVERY
-MY SON, PATRICK JR, AS HE COPES WITH THIS NEW WAY OF LIFE

But I have trusted in Your faithful love; my heart will rejoice in Your deliverance.  I will sing to the Lord because he has treated my generously.

Psalm 13:5-6