Kateli's fever returned today- her temperature was 102 F at 3:00pm, and up to 103.7 F at 4:45pm when she awoke from her nap. Aside from the temperature she is showing no other symptoms. On the contrary, she has been giggling and acting silly all day. At this point we don't really know the cause of the fever, so we are back at Children's Hospital proceeding with a standard protocol of general antibiotics. They are running cultures on her blood to determine the cause of the fevers and to tweak the antibiotics as necessary. We anticipate being here for around 3 days, since our doctor said they generally keep the kids for 24 to 48 hours after their fever breaks. As of 7:30PM her temperature is down to 99.9 F.
We will be enjoying our personal Easter sunrise service with a beautiful view of Downtown Tulsa. The hospital is situated on a hill, so from the 3rd floor we actually have a very nice view. We've been enjoying watching the helicopters arrive and land at the hospital. Kateli loves the whirly birds.
We are thinking of starting a movie rental business here at the hospital, since we threw all of the videos we've received into our hospital bag on the way out the door this evening. :) In all seriousness, thanks to everyone who has sent such thoughtful gifts over the last month- we've got a lot of comfort items to ease the burden of being away from home.
Prayer Requests:
- We will quickly discover the cause of Kateli's fever
- That Kateli's port will not become infected
- Patience for the parents of the patient
- That we may be a blessing to the Hospital staff over this Easter weekend and beyond.
Grace, peace, and mercy to all of you.
Love-
The Marshes.
6 comments:
Oh no. I hope that the doctors are able to identify what is the cause of the fevers. I am glad to hear that she no longer has fever and that soon you guys will go home. Thank you for the update! We will continue to pray for Kateli and include your requests!
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Dan you did a fine job (although I do believe that I will someday be reading books that Marleny has written). Thank you for the update even though it wasn't news we wanted to hear. We are praying that this temperature is very short lived and that you all will soon be home.
Dan and Marleny,
I am so sad that Katherine is experiencing a fever. Who is caring for Joshua? Is Marlene with you? Thank you for the updates on this blog so that we can pray for all of you. May the doctors discern the cause of the fever and help Katherine to normalize. I will continue to check the blog and will continue to pray. May God bless you on this Easter Day with His presence, His healing, His strength and His provision. I love you. Mom, Sue, Grandma, Grandma
Dan, you did a great job writing the updates. We are so sorry you are all spending these days in the hospital, but it sounds like you will hopefully go home soon. Once again, we are so appreciate your specific prayer requests so we know exactly how to pray. We love you all.
Love,
Jim, Pam, Jake, and Mark
I guess you never know what tomorrow brings. I must say that you did a wonderful job updating and the positive outlook on the whole situation was good to hear. I know that the nursing/hospital staff were blessed by your family today-even if the hospital was the last place you had planned on celebrating Easter. We pray the fever is quickly brought under control and that you are able to take katherine home to enjoy her smiley face! Until then, lots of deep breaths and prayers to get you through those hospital frustrations.
Dear Dan and Marleny,
Life throws us things that we are never ready for but GOD has blessed you with a great attitude and a desire to trust HIM more each day. May you find GOD'S grace to be sufficent for that which you face this day. May HE bless you with clarity as you process the information given and direction in which way to proceed. May Katherine's fever subside without any major complications or harm to her little body and may she be restored to the happy, giggly, little girl that she is.
You may not hear from me for a while but know that I am faithful to pray as GOD lays you on my heart.
I am glad to read your site to pray and stay informed.
Jenny Reynolds, FBCE
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