I need prayers

[cm8]

in our thoughts and prayers

 

[blessedmom4]

Thinking of you and asking God to bring a complete and total healing, while giving you peace and comfort. His Grace is infinite!

Wait for the Lord; be strong and take heart and wait for the Lord. ~Psalm 27:14

 

[Janny]

As I take out my rosary for the recitation at 7:30 am channel EWTN EST, Ashley will be my priority in thought and prayer. My sweet daughter lapsed into a coma at age 2 from encephalitis....she is 8 now and remains in an open'eyed coma but is the love of our lives. Stay strong. God answers our prayers.....it may not be in the way we want or think, but in His ultimate wisdom, it is with faith the final picture for the reasons why will be revealed. We cannot tell you how much the prayers from others truly make us strong. Please tell everyone you know to keep praying for your precious Ashley.

 

[sorul82?]

Thinking of you, Ashley, and your family.

 

[littlewitch34]

Praying for all of you.

 

[mcbailey]

Prayers for Ashley and prayers for you also!!!!

 

[2manypets]

Thank you everyone for your prayers, they're still needed.

Ashley is still in a coma and has been breathing on her own for over 24 hrs. In the last day, the Dr's have removed her ICP (IntraCranial Pressure)moniter. Which means her brain swelling has abated. We did a happy dance for her!

With those accomplishment she's mostly out of the woods. The Dr.s keep on reminding us that this will be a very long road to recovery. Things that I really don't want to hear. I understand her risk for permanent disability and don't care. I'll take Ashley any way I can. Until she wakes up though, we won't know the extent of damages.

I'll be staying with her for the next week and have high hopes that she'll wake up and let us know what's going on. Being 3 hours away from her, waiting to see her again is so hard. Unfortunately, I have to work enough to maintain the insurance. Each day I'm away seems like a life time.

Please keep praying for her. Each day Ashley makes another baby step towards recovery. I see or hear about little miracles every day in her.

 

[cm8]

Thank you everyone for your prayers, they're still needed.

Ashley is still in a coma and has been breathing on her own for over 24 hrs. In the last day, the Dr's have removed her ICP (IntraCranial Pressure)moniter. Which means her brain swelling has abated. We did a happy dance for her!

With those accomplishment she's mostly out of the woods. The Dr.s keep on reminding us that this will be a very long road to recovery. Things that I really don't want to hear. I understand her risk for permanent disability and don't care. I'll take Ashley any way I can. Until she wakes up though, we won't know the extent of damages.

I'll be staying with her for the next week and have high hopes that she'll wake up and let us know what's going on. Being 3 hours away from her, waiting to see her again is so hard. Unfortunately, I have to work enough to maintain the insurance. Each day I'm away seems like a life time.

Please keep praying for her. Each day Ashley makes another baby step towards recovery. I see or hear about little miracles every day in her.

 

[boysmom5150]

Praying for you and Ashley

 

[minniebeth]

Praying for Ashley and your family~

 

[DaniB]

I'm so sorry this has happened to your family! Ashley is in my thoughts and I am wishing the best for her!!

 

[Deesknee]

Please God watch over this young girl & show us a miracle. Lord help all those that love her.

Peace and comfort in these days to come.

 

[stinkerbelle's mom]

So very sorry. Lots of good thoughts and prayers coming your way. Keep us posted.

 

[Brightsy]

You are all in my thoughts.

 

[SueM in MN]

I work in a hospital that cares for people like your Ashley after they have stabilized a little and no longer need to be in the ICU.

There are lots of baby steps and sometimes falls along the way, but many people see miracles.
I hope for miracles for your family and pray for strength in your journey.

Since this is not about WDW, I am going to move this thread to the disABILITIES Community Board, where it will be more on topic.

Please post updates as you have them so that we can follow Ashley’s progress.

 

[2manypets]

Thank you everyone for your hope and prayers.

Ashley is still in a coma, but she's stable. The 3 hour drive to our hometown exhausted her. We felt it was the best move because all her family and her fiance's family live here. We know she'll have an advocate with her at all times. George, her fiance has not left her side yet.

I was really surprised at all the nurses and specialist that streamed into her room the first day. The poor thing had so many blood tests and other tests she most likely slept most of the day to get away from all the pain of needles and being moved around. Because of the exhaustion, Ashley had to be put back on the ventalator. Hopefully tomorrow her O2 levels will be right enough to start weening her off the vent again.

The nurses sat Ashely in a chair yesterday and she looked absolutely beautiful. We had a chance to try to comb out what hair the doctors left after putting in her ICP monitor. We're thinking of shaving the rest of her hair because of the matting. The nurses can't get her into a shower just yet and we can't wash her hair with her neck brace on.

Her ortho will take another Xray of her neck in a week and half to see if we can take off the neck brace for her C2 fracture.

Ashley will start PT, OT, Speech therapy (not sure what they can do while she's still unresponsive?) and have swallow test done today. So another exhausting day for her. The experts say that they need to be aggressive with her right now. It's so hard to watch but we know she needs to wake up soon.

I'm having a hard time balancing life right now. I have a younger child (16) that's being neglected right now, along with laundry, cooking, work, taking care of life I guess. DD16 can cook her own dinner, but I only see her about an hour a day if that. That balance will come with time. We're all working on scheduling and new routines.

 

[rodeo65]

Also saying prayers for Ashley and hope that in the couple of days since your last post she has been more comfortable after her move close to home.

This is great for you to be able to have her close and not have to miss days with her from being three hours away.

Don't worry about the balance right now - you need to focus where your heart is. The balance will return when your daughter is more stable.

I'm sure your 16 yr old DD is as concerned as you about her sister and understands where your focus needs to be right now. The hour a day that you can spend with her lets her know she is still a priority but that Ashley has greater needs right now. Again - balance will return.

 

[Arenita]

Prayers for recovery for Ashley, peace and strength for your family, and wisdom for her medical professionals.

 

[mdvlprof]

Ashley will start PT, OT, Speech therapy (not sure what they can do while she's still unresponsive?) and have swallow test done today. So another exhausting day for her. The experts say that they need to be aggressive with her right now. It's so hard to watch but we know she needs to wake up soon.

I'm having a hard time balancing life right now. I have a younger child (16) that's being neglected right now, along with laundry, cooking, work, taking care of life I guess. DD16 can cook her own dinner, but I only see her about an hour a day if that. That balance will come with time. We're all working on scheduling and new routines.

Can Ashley move her eyes? Took a speech pathologist, not a dr, to realize DS could move his eyes (something I had known for a while).

Don't worry too much about 16 yr old. She knows what is going on, and that Ashley needs you.

 

[Loodlow]

You and Ashley are in my our prayers.