The last 48 hours have been some of the hardest. When Mom was air lifted to Ochsner-NO on Wednesday night, the outlook was grim and scary. We couldn’t be with her.. they told us she had DIC, her liver was failing and the right side of her heart wasn’t pumping properly. As of now, only one of those things is true. A more thorough echo showed that her heart looks great and is actually small which is good news in the heart failure world. The doctors don’t believe anything new is wrong with her liver, but we are seeing the liver team just to rule out everything. Unfortunately, she DOES have DIC. This is so scary for me. About 50% of people who have DIC don’t survive, but not surprisingly Mom is doing extremely well. Normally to treat DIC you give FFP, blood transfusions and fluids. Yesterday morning we treated her that route, but today we are holding off on blood products due to the fact that she is still a transplant candidate. The more transfusions you receive the more likely you are to produce antibodies that could reject a heart. It’s a really big balancing game right now... figuring out what she needs to survive this battle while making sure she can fight tomorrows too. Yesterday, her bloodwork started trending back in the right direction. This is great news and another reason why we are holding off on the blood. Our prayers right now is that her levels would continue to head in the right direction. Specifically: platelets and blood count to rise and INR to lower. Please join me in praying for these needs.
If there’s one thing I’ve learned in the last two years, it’s that you never know what tomorrow holds. I would have never guessed I would be sitting in Mom’s ICU hospital room today. Life can change in the blink of an eye. Hug your people and be thankful for your good health. Never go to bed angry and don’t miss an opportunity to tell someone how much they mean to you. Today I’m thankful that although I don’t know what tomorrow holds, I know who holds it. He’s holding our future and he’s holding my Momma. What more can a girl ask for?
We love you all!
Addie
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