g.g. update

We spent a long weekend in Amarillo to see our family and especially Helen, our sweet G.G. As of Sunday when we left, she was back in ICU. She was having a hard time breathing (that's what six or more broken ribs will do), and couldn't breathe deeply enough to expel enough CO2. So, doctors performed a bronchoscopy and removed some of the fluid developing in her lungs.

She is now on a ventilator and is heavily sedated. That's not a terrible thing because she needed to be able to breathe deeper, but the broken ribs were making it too painful for her. Now she has the machine to do what she couldn't. She just cannot get pneumonia. We don't think she could survive it. 

Her heart was seemingly good. However, she has been experiencing periods of atrial fibrillation (a-fib). They thought they had it under control with medication, but it returned a couple of times on Sunday. We're on a "wait and see" for that. 

One more problem:  She has a blockage in her upper GI. That has become a secondary issue considering her respiratory problems. We were told Saturday that it is slowly softening and should pass soon. 

Our G.G. Pea is just covered in wires and tubes! They're just everywhere! Jon and I prayed over her before we left and are continuing to pray for her each day. King Pea is pretty upset. He is super close to his Grandma. They have quite the special bond! Keep our G.G. in your prayers! I will update you again soon!

Beautiful G.G. at her rocking 80th birthday last July!

G.G. with Uncle Brian and Aunt Kim! I love our pea family!