Transporting

Ashley's chest x-ray shows that her pneumonia has gotten much worse since yesterday evening. She is too sick to be cared for here so we are waiting for the ambulance to arrive to take us to Shreveport.

Dave and I are frightened and wonder if this is the best decision to make at this point. Things are never black and white. They are never easy. If we make the wrong decision when choosing who is to care for our Ashley then we are the ones who have lost. At this time we are being advised that pneumonia is a treatable condition that can be managed in Shreveport. We expect her to be intubated and for her to be in surgery to have a central line placed by this evening. I am scared. I do not know anything about this hospital and I don't know any of the nurses or doctors who are there. Right now they feel very comfortable not sending us to Omaha, but to be honest we may be there by tomorrow. Ashley is very, very fragile when she is ill and things can get ugly very fast. Our doctors in Omaha have spoken with the team in Shreveport and have offered repeatedly to take Ashley today, but they still feel they can handle her even with her history of chronic lung disease. Please pray that we are not making a mistake.

Our hope is for quick resolution of the pneumonia and for a quick return home. If things don't improve quickly we will be headed for Omaha. Blake and Allie will be very upset tonight so any prayers said for them would be greatly appreciated.