Sunday, April 14, 2013

Thursday, April 10, 2013

11:00 a.m.  Doctor Alten just did a test run on taking her off of ECMO and she got a C- if he were to give her a grade. He said that her oxygen saturation looked good but she was not getting enough blood to the extremities of her body. He will try again at 5:30 or 6:00 in the morning and if she still has a problem they will try to completely clamp the Sano Modification shunt or remove it. Thanks for,the prayers and continue to pray for us.

12:45 p.m.   They just clamped out about five minutes ago. I will update when I know something. It could take several hours to know for sure. Please continue to pray.

2:00 p.m.  She was so close to getting off that they are not ready to throw in the towel. They will turn down the ECMO pump over the next 12-24 hours and try again. It was night and day difference from last night. Thank you for all the prayers, they are definitely being answered.

9:00 p.m.   Alright prayer warriors I have our next mission. Darby Kate will be taken off ECMO tomorrow. Either her heart can handle it or not. There are no more options after this besides a transplant. The chances of her living to see a transplant are next to nothing as the average wait is 3-7 months. ECMO is not an option for near that long. All of our prayers have been answered up to this point and there is no reason to believe that he will not answer tomorrow. We have the hardest decision we have ever had to make tomorrow so I ask each of you to ask God to assist us in our decision if one has to be made. She is responding to my voice again tonight so I will try to post another pre game video. Please ask anyone you know to pray for our entire family tomorrow! Thank you for your unwavering love and prayers!

10:30 p.m.  It appears that we are out of options with her current heart. We do not know what our options are yet but will learn more tomorrow about transplants. There are several options available and we will have a HUGE decision to make tomorrow. Please keep us in your prayers as we struggle to make the best choice. I will update everyone once we know more.


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