God is moving
Ashley's chest x-ray has been improving over the last 2 hours. I am so very thankful for this. My heart has been so very heavy through the night, but God is moving things out of her little lungs. The upper right lobe that has been collapsed now for almost 6 weeks has finally opened up on this ventilator. Prais God for that! Could this be the reason for all that is happening? I have no idea, but I know He is working and moving in her life. The machine that Ash is on gives lots and lots of tiny little breaths into her lungs. It never fully allows an exhale of the breath before another is pushed in. Her body is so very tiny that it is actually shaking while this machine breathes for her. The doctor thinks the shaking of her little body is helping to move fluid and causing her x-ray to look better. I am going to be thankful for this machine. I know that without it I would have lost my daughter in the early morning hours. I am so grateful for the technology that is saving her life. Just one more moment, one more day. I want her to stay with us. Every day I ask for another and another and another. He is so good to us. He has now given us 15 months of just another and another.
My sister is refusing to leave me here alone. I am so grateful, but my heart hurts for her girls who have been counting the days until their mom came home. I know how diappointed they are going to be. Dave wants to fly in today, but I have asked him to wait. I do not want to frighten Blake or Allison. It is so very hard to try and balance what is best for our family when our emotions are running. Ash is stable on this vent, and my desire is that Dave try and keep things as normal as possible for the other children. If things take another turn then he will join me tonight. Please pray for him as he trys to keep his emotions under control in front of Blake. They are in Dallas at a tournament and I know how scared Blake would be if his dad left suddenly. I can't do this to my son. I hope we are making the right decisions.
I am going to go try and sleep a little next to Ashley's bed. I will post this afternoon after rounds are made. Thank you for loving our family enough to take the time to pray. It means so very much and I can feel He is moving today.
posted by Ashley @ 9:49 AM
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Trish, I can't even believe I'm reading this. I'm so sorry that you've had such a horrible weekend, but glad to hear that things are starting to look better. I'm also glad that Toni is there with you. I'll be thinking about all of you and praying for you. Please keep taking care of yourself while she's in this sedated/paralyzed state, she needs you to be strong as well.
Continuing to pray...
I can only imagine how hard this weekend has been. I am thinking of you and praying for you and Ashley throughout today. Just as things went rough very quickly, our Father in heaven can work them out so wonderfully. I'm so glad things may be looking up. Praying for you continuously today.
Oh Lord, we thank You for hearing our crys, for the improved chest xrays, for opening the lung and for all that You are doing in that hospital room and all that You will do. We praise You and only You. We continue to pray for total healing in little Ashley's body so that her story will go on and on to touch many people out there that are keeping up with her story who may come to know of Your mercy, grace and love through her story and all the glory is Yours, oh Lord. Thank you for Aunt Toni and her continued presence there with Trish until Glenda arrives later this evening. Bless Toni's children and give them understanding hearts about the decision their mom made to stay a little longer and that the timing of her return has been delayed to support little Ashley and Trish. We do pray that You will protect her on her journey home when she leaves.
Thank you, Lord, for our Pastor's prayer this morning in worship lifting Ashley and the family up to You, for the individual SS classes who received the 4:30 A.M. update and prayed for this precious little one and the rest of the family. Looking to You, Father, always in all things in Jesus name I pray~~~
Oh...my heart is with you in Omaha...I can't stop thinking of you ...your family....& sweet Ashley. Therefore, I am continuously praying for you all. I am praising our sweet Heavenly Father for hearing our prayers about the fluid & the collapsed part of her little lungs.....& that HE divinely made this appointment to help resolve something she wasn't able to help resolve physically. Thank you Jesus for every moment....You are her creator....You know her needs & I trust that YOU will pull her through all of this....for YOUR glory....we give it all to YOU....You are worthy of our praise! Thank you Jesus for that which is to come....for healing..in your will...& your time. Praying for this sweet family...speak to me through your Holy Spirit & let me know their needs today...so that I can intercede on their behalf ...specifically....before you Lord. Amen
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