AnnaElise is 8 years old. She was diagnosed with Cystic Fibrosis when she was only a few months old. She's not had the typical sickness that is normally seen with CF kids and has been very healthy these last few years, until....She started with a cough the end of July. After a round of antibiotics, it still wasn't getting better. She was admitted on August 20th for what is known as CF maintenance. They put in a picc line to run antibiotics for a couple of weeks and then you go home. ( no big deal, right? ) Unfortunately, she had an allergic reaction to one of the antibiotics. This reaction has caused a lot of damage. She ended up with a bronchial tear and a lot of air filling into her chest. She had to be put on a ventilator September 21st. After more complications, they had to put her on an ECMO machine ( works as a heart and lung bypass ) September 29th. This machine pulls the blood from a central vein, takes the carbon dioxide out, puts oxygen in the blood and then back into her body. This is supposed to let her lungs rest and heal. This seems to work for a while and then she has another set back. The doctors told her parents October 19th there is nothing more they can do. They said they needed to prepare themselves and think about turning off all support. Last Wednesday her ECMO machine went off circuit and they had to do CPR for the second time. Once again, they told us there was no hope. We do have hope tho! We serve a God that is able to do anything! On Thursday, October 22nd, her x-rays started to look better and have continued to improve EVERY DAY!! Please help us help her parents with these medical bills. She has been at Vandy Childrens Hospital 10 weeks as of right now, with at least 6 of those in the Ped ICU. Thank you so much for any donation and every prayer that you have prayed for her. We greatly appreciate it.
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