As you can see by these pictures our poor baby is hooked up to all kinds of pumps and machines. Her leg has black sponge over the skin that has been removed and a vacuum has been attached to it to pull any infection out of it! The black area is the area that will have skin grafted on to it.
I'm sure she will be happy to see herself on the web this way :)
Well today was a little bit of a struggle but things are looking up. Her vital signs were a little off today so the skin graft has been put off for a little bit. Her body is looking a little more normal today then it had the past few days. She had an extra 3 liters in her, so her body and face were swollen about as much as physically possible before bursting. Today she is still swollen but she looks more like Brooklyn again.
The PICU kicks you out between 7 and 8 both morning and night. When you get back at 8 it is just like the old Myrvyn's commercial where everyone is waiting outside the doors moving there hands like blinking lights for the doors to open. Then the doors open and we all swarm in like bees to there hive! When we got back at 8 Brooklyn was was awake and fighting the nurse. She has restraints on her hands so she can not pull the tubes and IV's out, so it is more like a one way fight (the restraints win every time). The nurse said that she had been mouthing "I WANT MY MOM!". It was good to see her awake and she recognized both Nickole and I.
Other than that today was pretty uneventful! Actually at this point that is kind of a good thing!
I will try to keep this updated as time permits.
I would feel very ungrateful if I did not thank all of you for your prayers, fasting, calls and thoughts during this rough time. Also a special thanks to those who have been assisting with distribution of information, helping get Maddux to and from and help around our house. You will never believe how nice it is to have people willing to help you in your time of need.
We love you and our grateful to have all of you in our lives!
Brandon
The PICU kicks you out between 7 and 8 both morning and night. When you get back at 8 it is just like the old Myrvyn's commercial where everyone is waiting outside the doors moving there hands like blinking lights for the doors to open. Then the doors open and we all swarm in like bees to there hive! When we got back at 8 Brooklyn was was awake and fighting the nurse. She has restraints on her hands so she can not pull the tubes and IV's out, so it is more like a one way fight (the restraints win every time). The nurse said that she had been mouthing "I WANT MY MOM!". It was good to see her awake and she recognized both Nickole and I.
Other than that today was pretty uneventful! Actually at this point that is kind of a good thing!
I will try to keep this updated as time permits.
I would feel very ungrateful if I did not thank all of you for your prayers, fasting, calls and thoughts during this rough time. Also a special thanks to those who have been assisting with distribution of information, helping get Maddux to and from and help around our house. You will never believe how nice it is to have people willing to help you in your time of need.
We love you and our grateful to have all of you in our lives!
Brandon
5 comments:
Thanks for sharing the pictures and update. Hopefully today will be a good day. I LOVE YOU GUYS!!!
Nickole & Brandon,
Hey we are all very concerned and we are keeping informed through Janet, please know that we are praying for your family and especially Brooklyn. Zoey is missing Brooklyn at dance ad wants to come see her when all is safe. We love you and are here to help any way we can. Love, The Gibbons Family
Nickole & Brandon
Nickole it was great talking to you last night. It's great to know that Brooklyn is waking up and I know what it must mean to you for her to ask for MOM. Let me know how I can help you guys. We are praying for you guys.Give Brooklyn a kiss foor me. I will come see you guys in a few days.Love Always,Linda Lovendahl
We too are praying for Brooklyn and also your family to have the strengh you need. Please let me know how I can help. Julia, Maia and Hannah also send their love and well wishes. They are praying for her as well. They have Valentine's that they wanted her to have maybe we can drop them off and you can take them to her. They have pictures they have drawn as well. Love the Gates Family
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