Gracey's Space

Wednesday, February 07, 2007

Written by JT on Monday:

After a weekend filled with ups and downs, Melanie is stable, but remains in critical condition at the TICO unit. The doctors and nurses are providing her the best care possible. She has gone through 3 surgeries thus far, to remove her spleen, repair her femur(thigh), and explore to see what other injuries might exist. Her pelvis is broken in many places, and will be the next hurdle to overcome. However, this procedure will not happen for a few days as she needs to recover from the last few surgeries. The doctors don't have a date set yet for this surgery but this Friday is a possibility. Regardless we will keep you posted.

Melanie is completely sedated and has been since Friday, so she is non-responsive at this point. The doctors said she would be in too much pain if she were awake.

We are overwhelmed with the outpouring of love and support from all of you. Check this website for up-to-date information since we may not be able to answer all of your calls individually.

We welcome and appreciate all of your prayers.

Written by JT on Tuesday:

Wow... I am completely overwhelmed with the responses. I thank every one of you for your prayers, thoughts, and kind words. Things like this render me speechless, but please know that we love you all very much. Today was another step in the right direction. I literally just got off the phone with the doctor(11pm) who was calling to get consent for the minor surgery tomorrow. They are going to be washing out her tummy as well as the major cut on her hip to make sure everything is clean before they sew her stomach back up. The doctor said that she has been doing well enough for them to move forward with this procedure, so that is definitely a good thing. Another positive note, she hasn't been given any blood over the last 24hours.

After this surgery is complete, they will continue to monitor her heart rate, her blood pressure, as well as blood loss. Friday is still the tenative day that they will be performing the surgery to repair her multiple breaks/fractures in her pelvis. This will be about a 6-8 hour procedure, so these next few days are important as she needs to recover from this minor surgery tomorrow(7:30am PST), so she can be healthy enough for the major surgery.

God has really blessed us with some outstanding physicians... Dr. Tabrizi(orthopedic) and Dr. Cahill(head trauma surgeon) along with the other doctors that are assisting. We are so thankful for their efforts and care they have been giving Melanie. Most importantly, we have to give credit to the Great Physician as He is watching over her as well.

I will be sure to keep you posted tomorrow evening when we get back from the hospital. Thanks again for the prayers, love and support.

posted by Gracey at Wednesday, February 07, 2007 -

8 Comments:

At 2/07/2007 2:28 PM, MoJoKat said…

I'm glad to hear that things are progressing possitively. I'll continue to pray for her and JT.

Thanks for keeping us updated!
At 2/07/2007 3:09 PM, Angela Marie said…

Thank You for the update. I will keep checking for follow ups.

I will continue to pray for your loved ones.
At 2/07/2007 8:12 PM, Jay said…

Sounds like she is hanging in there. Hopefully things will continue to improve for her.
At 2/07/2007 8:57 PM, Darlene said…

Gracey ~*~

Melanie and her loved ones are in my prayers. God bless you for faithful friendship and and all who lift her up in prayer.

much love to you,
XOXO Darlene
At 2/08/2007 6:05 AM, Anonymous said…

I will continue to pray for her. I am glad she seems to be doing better.
At 2/08/2007 6:29 AM, chulita4 said…

I just heard about your situation by reading some of the comments on Darlene's (Mark) blog and I want to offer you and your family my prayes. I will be keeping Melanie in my prayers so that she too may heal and be home with all of you soon. God Bless you all.
At 2/08/2007 7:31 AM, turquoise cro said…

God Bless Melanie and JT and I will keep checking too for her updates! LOVE and prayers, Cinda
At 2/08/2007 5:12 PM, Anonymous said…

Dear Gracey; I just read your comment on Darlene's blog, and want you to know I also join the others in praying for you, Melanie and all the family. Many prayers, thoughts and love are heavenbound for you.
God Bless!
Wanda