Day 20

I can hardly believe that 20 days ago we were admitted into U of M and now here we are looking at 20 days of nothing to eat.  You know what even amazes me more is the fact that Kasi is pretty strong and doing really well considering everything going on inside of her.  She can only have morphine which is a strong drug, yes, but I have heard that most people have more than that when they have pancreatitus.  I know that numbers are subject to size of the person and her numbers are not super high, but they did go up over the past 24 hours too.  As long as she is on her meds she is walking around and doing what she can.  Most of her day though she in bed trying to get comfy.  She is about 96 lbs now and that is tiny for her.  I am waiting for her to start going up instead of down, but the doctors said that it might not happen until she eats for real.  I am trying to piece all of this together, mostly because there is nothing else to do all day, and you know I know more about pancreatitus than I ever cared to.  The biggest thing I do know is that what they say online, is not true to every situation.  Online it says it usually lasts for 3-7 days.  Well, that is not really true.  It is subject to what it is a result of.  In Kasi's case it is because of trauma.  So, we will wait, and she will have tests, and we will wait some more.  We are praying though that this does get better by next week so she can have her angiogram then.  Home will be right around the corner if that happens. 
I would say that is what we need up here, but that is not all.  We need prayers for safety in travel for our family who is coming up on Thursday.  Patience for Nathan and Ben.  Peace as they will have to return home and I will have to stay here.  And then, to put everything in perspective, there are 3 families that I know of now, that are facing their newborn baby's first major heart surgeries in the next day or two.  They were flown here over the past few days and now are in the beginning process of a long journey, as we know.  My prayer is for them to seek God through it all.  Everyone up here needs prayers, we are having random people stop in our room now and it is great to hear their stories.  There is one little baby girl a couple of doors down that cries and cries, and I just want to take her and snuggle her all night long.  There was a little boy about 3 in a crib with no one in the room just crying and complaining.  Kasi and I went for our walk yesterday and played a little peek-a-boo with him through the window just for a smile.  He was in isolation so we couldn't do more...bummer.  These are the things we need to remember and pray for this Thanksgiving.  And make sure you look at all of your kids and are extremely thankful for every breath that they take. 
Thank you Lord for loving us so much that you have spared us, saved us, and fill us so with so much joy, peace, love, and faith that nothing can move us.  Praise Him!!