"The desert will rejoice and bloom like a Wildflower"
Isaiah 35:1
Good morning. Happy thanksgiving Gianna had a good night. No big movement yet. The paralytic is taking its time to wear off. Cant wait to see her move.I think the plan is to slightly lift her sedation today. So i may see eyes open slightly! They may up her feeds because she's got good bowel sounds. ..so... Continue Reading →
This Thanksgiving, I reflect on all God has done.I am grateful for the miracles I get to witness as a mommy, as her mommy....I look at my warrior in front of me who lies so still while God is fighting mighty battles for her. I ponder the amazing act that He did.He made her  heart brand... Continue Reading →
The theme with little Gianna is "slowly but surely" They are moving slow in this unstable beginning stage with the hopes to see her progress gain momentum as she gets more stable. Her numbers are looking great. Lactate down. White blood cell count trending down. ..Strong ventricles . ...her left is now performing efficiently (for... Continue Reading →
I can not wait till the day I can share ice-cream with my baby girl again.... thank you for praying...She had a great night post-OP...holding steady.The first 24 hours are crucial and sensitive. They are again watching every number like a hawk!Please continue to pray that her heart agrees with all it's upgrades and pumps efficiently... Continue Reading →
See update below:
DEEEEEEP Breath....After hours of discussions, team meetings, extra imaging, and analysis of cultures....It has been decided that Gianna's heart should not wait longer for additional repair and they will be operating on her this afternoon around 3:00pm.This operation will be 4-5 hours long and she will be on Bypass machine for an hour or more.In... Continue Reading →
Last night was incredibly hard.The kids and daddy and grandma left.......Lots of tears.I miss them already...so much.,...So thankful for this time together.What a blessing to get to spend time with family,God knew I would need that filling up for the road ahead. My heart was so full being with them....and seeing them care and love... Continue Reading →
Gianna is progressing beautifully for the most part.So proud of her and praising GOD!But, there are a couple issues right now that are muddying up the watersFirst of all, her veins are all  blown and IV's are failing. This is not the result of unskilled nurses (they are amazing here) its the result of many... Continue Reading →
Gianna is holding well, and progressing beautifully! THANK YOU JESUS!One concern is that her white count is up, slight fever last night and so they sent out some cultures to check for infectionSo the plans for today for our strong girl are a little more radical....after a few days of a holding pattern, they are... Continue Reading →
So I am learning to surrender to the fact that this road to healing may be long and will have certainly have bumps along the way.I think God is teaching and training me to cling to HIM through the storm and to hold tight to the anchorto be still and patient.....which is incredibly hard since... Continue Reading →
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