A Nightmarish Day

Getting the call, driving to the hospital all felt insane. How can the world just be going along with its business when our world feels like its crashing in on us. Mei-Ling is very sick, sicker than any of us could imagine. I cried, I prayed, we prayed, we cried and yet we had to do stupid ordinary things like stop to get something to eat.

We only know one thing for certain, we need a miracle.

This is a very difficult post to write. Mei-Ling is so very sick, they found she is missing one kidney, her liver is not where it should be and and she has at least two spleens. Right now, her kidney is enlarged and is infected. She also has sepsis, her blood is infected. Her defect is known as heterotaxy polysplenia. Its rare, very rare and the mortality rate is much higher than any of us ever wants to see in print. At this point the Doctors are concentrating on the infection. Later they will consider surgery to see if things can be fixed a bit. We are not sure she will make it, we are praying for a miracle.

The tiny one is so pale and listless. So much pain, her sobs are heartbreaking.
We know for sure that she will be in the hospital for a minimum of two weeks, no doubt longer.
Please say a prayer for her. Please get everyone you know who prays to pray for her. Nothing is too hard for God, nothing.

Melanie and Casi need your prayers too.