Friday, September 07, 2007

Amanda Family Update

I just got off of the phone with Amanda. Jonathan is still in the hospital and it looks like they are going to keep him there until tomorrow. His lungs sound clearer, but his oxygen level drops to 91% without the oxygen on and they want it to stay at 94% before he goes home.

Gabe is at home from school today. They were in the ER until after midnight last night with him. He was having bronchiospasms which is what he has been having. He also has a bad case of strep throat. They gave him an antibiotic in a shot (which I had never heard of). It is supposed to be faster acting and stronger that way.

Amanda got a decent report at the Dr. He did not put her on another antibiotic and feels that the drainage is just at the surface. The wound is still deeper than he thought it would be and he wants to see her again in another week.

Sean has to go get a heart monitor put on Monday because he is having heart palpitations. They are pretty sure that it's stress, but just want to rule out any other problems he might be having.

The other kids got to visit Jonathan at the hospital yesterday. Amanda said that Caitlin threw a fit on the floor, got a spanking, and then kept yelling that grandma hurt her.

Amanda still has her sense of humor and I entertained her with some strange news stories I had heard lately (like the woman who lived with her dead aunt for a year and another woman who was beat with a prosthetic leg when she tried to stop a convenience store robbery). She did say that with everything else going on she has little time to think of her own medical problems and doesn't have time to be paranoid.

14 comments:

SamandSawyersMom said...

bless her heart I feel so bad for that girl

praise god for the good news

thanks

Crystal said...

Thanks for update Lura. I will call her today. With all the medical problems that her whole fam seems to have, it just makes me wonder if she has something in her house that could be making her fam sick all of the time (lead, mold, asbestous etc!) She says she lives in a very old house so it makes sense to me that she should have her house tested. I just want her fam to get some relief! Poor girl!

SamandSawyersMom said...

Crystal told me about a fmaily that had rats and the kids ate the rat poop and they all got sick so make sure it isn't that.....

Lura said...

Crystal would know a family like that!

Crystal said...

Sonya and I called Amanda when we got off the phone with you! We sang her a song about boobs and made her laugh! ha ha Poor girl, I hope we got her mind off her troubles for a least a few minutes!

Hey, are you too good to comment on mine and Sonya's blogs??? We keep commenting on yours but you haven't commented on our.........wuz up with that sista???

SamandSawyersMom said...

there was something wrong with this comment section becaus eit said 4 comments but 2 were missing. i am telling the truth...I checked it myslef


in the dark so excuse typos

kellerie said...

i agree with crystal, and actually that's the first thing that brian said, too. i wonder if there is something in their house. otherwise, that's just way too much bad luck for one family!

Char said...

I agree. I would get the house checked for impurities. (fancy word, eh?!)

Unknown said...

They plan to get the house checked...but then what. Mold removal is such a huge expense. I think it is time for Extreme Home Makeovers for them!! I don't know anyone more deserving (OK everyone deserves Ty coming and giving them a new house) but really I told her she should apply..encourage if you think it will help.

Char said...

Oh that's a great idea!! Extreme Home Makeover!! I think it'd be great!

Crystal said...

I think we could nominate them on the website......lets all do it!

Cheryl said...

I will nominate them, I suggested that to Kevin months ago. We need to do one of those videos telling why we all think they deserve it. No family can have that much bad luck with so many of us praying for them. Something has to give. They can't go on like this.

kellerie said...

i actually already started that process, but the application is really, really long. it also asks for a lot of information that only they would know.

Crystal said...

Where are you girlfriend?? Get to postin!!! Do you need me to send you an energy drink???