I talked to Fred and he said they took an X-Ray of Rachel's lung and there is a little pocket of the lung that has collapsed. She has been on 30 settings at about medium to low on the machines. They are having to turn the machines up.
I just spoke to Emy and she said that Rachel hasn't been making any progress the last 4 or 5 hours, but she hasn't gone backwards either.
My heart just goes out to their sweet and faithful family. Every time the machines make a noise, there is panic. Sitting, watching, hoping, praying...they are exhausted both physically and emotionally.
I'm sure Fred and Emy would appreciate any helpful thought or message you could send them.
They do check this blog from time to time. I call and get updates and they send me pictures to post here. If there is anything you want to say to them or send a message to Rachel, you can post a comment here. Just click on the comment link. If you do not have a google account, all you have to do is get a user name and password. Then you can leave a comment.
I have been so impressed and amazed at the support group this family has. Hundreds of people have called family members to see how they are all doing and how they can help or ask what they can do. Others have just gone and done quiet acts of service for them.
I know Fred and Emy greatly appreciate all that has been done for them. At the same time, it is sometimes harder to be the one receiving the service. So we thank Fred and Emy for letting others serve them.
Thank you again for everyone helping them get through this tough time. Continue to pray for our sweet little Rachie.
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Fred and Emy
ReplyDeleteWe enjoyed our visit with Rachel last week and could see the twinkle in her eyes. We were so excited to hear of her improvement and are sad to hear that she's had a slight setback. I tried to get everyone in the ward aware of this blog but unfortunately the wrong address was printed on the program. I'll try to get that corrected for next week. All the Primary girls are thinking about Rachel and we are working on a surprise for her. I told her about it last week. I think I got a smile out of her when I told her. At any rate we love you all and send prayers your way.
Love, Tim and Jana