I will try my best to do daily updates on Carrie. If I miss a day or so, please forgive me. But know this, no news is always good news in this situation.

Carrie is stable, and continuing a slow progression forward in healing. Her oxygen supplementation has been lowered to 55% now, down from 100% when she was first put on the ventilator two days ago. They also lowered the pressure that the ventilator gives, down to a level of 18 pressure support. That number is still very high, but a downward trend is encouraging. Today I asked what the criteria was for when she can come off the ventilator, and they told me they wanted to see an oxygen supplementation of 30% and a pressure level of less than 8 pressure support. Carrie obviously isn’t there yet, but she’s heading in the right direction. I then asked about how long they would expect her to be on the ventilator considering her current rate of progression. The nurse told me that they will continue to decrease her oxygen supplementation as she tolerates it. The expect to see a reduction of pressure support at the rate of 2-4 per day. In total, with no further devastating complications, she may be off the ventilator in as little as a week. Please keep in prayer for no more complications!

Her kidney report is not as great. Her kidneys are only functioning at about 10%, and they will need to do dialysis to give her kidneys a break. This doesn’t surprise her doctors, kidney complications are common with Covid. Add to that, Carrie has autoimmune conditions and she’s 19 weeks pregnant, its unavoidable that her kidneys would struggle in this situation. Her kidney function was good when she went into the hospital, and doctors are confident that in time, her kidneys will heal. They will do dialysis on her for the next few days. On Sunday, they will stop and evaluate how her kidneys are functioning before determining the need for continued dialysis.

But in better news, Jeremiah is doing just fine. His heart rate is good, his growth rate is appropriate, and he’s a feisty little acrobat on the ultrasounds. Please pray that he is protected from the many, many medications that they have given to Carrie to help save her life.

As for mom, she is stable and not declining, but not improving much either. She is on a normal medical floor at that hospital, on oxygen, awake, and a bit bored. But she is still plagued by difficulty breathing. Please pray that the treatments they are giving her kick in and begin to take effect. And absolutely pray that she sees some improvement and can come home soon.

I had Covid right alongside Mom and Carrie. I was sick too. But for me it never felt like anything more than a sinus infection and headache. I never had a fever, and I never had any problems breathing at all. I lost my sense of taste and smell for a solid day and a half, but it came right back. I have been symptom free for a few days now, with no lingering effects. Perhaps with the exception of exhaustion, which could also be explained by my stress level and lack of sleep.

Please pray for no complications with Carrie or Mom. Pray for supernatural healing and miraculous recovery. Pray for me as I navigate all these medical decisions. Pray that God protects and restores our family. Pray that sometime, somewhere, somehow, I can get some rest.

Thank you again to you all who are keeping me going, keeping me sane, encouraging and praying with me. Thank you to all of those who have stepped up to serve our family, provide meals, and be there for comfort. I simply couldn’t do this without you. Know that you all are very loved and appreciated.