it's me Kasi----yep

hi, everyone. the doctors just got me up and sitting.Right now i'm sitting in a chair for the first time. it was a little hard and uncomfortable. my hospitail veiw is good. i have crans to watch all day. and today my face is draning and it doesn't feel the best. my forhead is bruised and it hurts. i'm just starting to eat. thankyou for your thoughts and prayers. and by the way they changed there pumps and i went thorough 3.

Morning day 3

Good morning to all! It is 7:45 am Sunday, Dec. 14. Kasi and I had a pretty good night of sleep. I was right here by her bedside all night once again. Which is right were I need to be. Kasi is working on her throwing arm up here, that is forsure. Every time she needed me through the night she would throw her cold wet washcloth off her head at me. Yep, her spirits are good. She is in pain, but pushes her button when she wakes up and then drifts back off to sleep.
Kasi did get her brace last evening, but we didn't have time to put it on so today that will be happening sometime. With her new brace on she will be able to sit up at least and that will be good. They will try and get her to walk later, but this is going to be a process for her. She will have to force herself to do this even if she really doesn't want to. We will see how this goes. She has been a very determined girl so far and I am thinking she will push through this as well.
The doctors were just in here and said she will be staying in the PICU today still. This is because her blood levels have dropped once again and they are going to start a blood transfusion. This will be started any minute and she should feel a lot better after she receives this. A blood transfusion takes a while to complete so that is why we are going to be on this floor yet another day. Her nurse came in and said her goals for today are:

getting up and walking a bit
going on pain meds that she will take orally
and getting Kasi to drink more

These things are great things for her well being and getting her out of bed.

Please keep praying for all her steps of the day. It would be great to get on the floor.

God is working and we are seeing Him continually in all the little things! Don't think that He didn't answer the prayers about her blood, He did! His way of answering was let Him help her feel better right now by giving her blood from someone whose desire it was to help people in need. Thank you to all of you who give blood! It is a life saving gift!

Have a great Sunday and enjoy being with the One who gave His blood for you...:-)

good night

It has been a long day once again, but a good one. Kasi has stayed strong and endured much. She is resting comfortably with her "button" in her hand for pain. She is not having to use it much, but that is because God is really protecting her and she is relying on Him for all her needs. She is really doing a great job. We are still waiting for her blood levels to improve and for her temp to go down. Also, as she falls asleep her oxygen level goes down a lot. Enough for the alarms to go off. I am hoping for a good night sleep for her and myself so we are working on deep breaths.
Thank you for your continued prayers. We have a long road ahead and we are taking it one day at a time.
Always looking up!

brace fitting

Hello to all! Just a little update on Kasi today. She was just fitted for her new brace which will be a little different than her old one. It is like a turtle shell with the velcro on the side instead of the back. This will be good for her in some ways. I just can't imagine having the brace go against an incision like she has on her back. It was quit the ordeal when she was fitted. She once again showed her strength and I am looking at her, now sleeping, and can't believe all that she has been through. Not just today and yesterday, but in her little life. To be casted for this brace she had to be flipped over completely. It hurt her soooo bad and she didn't complain. She just endured. That is what she is doing through all of this, enduring.
Later this afternoon she will be getting the brace on and then she will be encouraged to get up and move. This will be challenging for her because she has a low blood count. Pray that she doesn't get dizzy and that she finds the strength to keep on pushing herself.
I will update more later!
Thank you!
God is here once again and we see that in her face with the peace only He can give!!

It's morning!

It is 8:55 am and Kasi has once again dozed off for a little bit. Which is good! She did have a pretty good night, although she was getting sick once in a while.
Kasi is having to be rotated quite a bit and when she is rotated it causes a lot of pain. Also, she gets a bit of nausea because she has lost a lot of blood. They keep checking her blood levels and at this time she does have numbers for a transfusion, but because she is young they are holding off to see if her body will catch up. Because of her blood loss she gets dizzy and her heart rate is a little high. This just makes being awake and moved hard.
She has only used her pain button 2 times. It is not because she is in extreme pain as much as she is really uncomfortable. She is a very, very strong little lady! It is amazing the perseverance she is showing. She amazes me!
Today we are looking at her getting casted for a brace. This might cause a little bit of pain, okay a lot, so pray for her and that process. As soon as she gets the brace they really want to start moving her a little more. Right now she can't be up at all.
Kasi said she is feeling pretty good. She is very stiff and that is because she if swollen all over. Her oxygen is off for the first time and she is doing pretty good, but is on the border to having it put back on. On room air her O2 sats drop which means she is not taking deep enough breaths. I know that the respiratory therapist will be in here today and start helping with that.
I think that is all for now. We are still in the PICU and I don't think we are moving anytime soon.
Thank you again for taking Kasi before the thrown of God. He is amazing and does amazing things. I am looking forward to see Him at work once again today!

a long night

I can't say thank you enough to all of you who have prayed and are still praying for Kasi. I am amazed at the strength that Kasi has shown and is still showing. God is in control and it is evident.
I do have one more request for the night. I am hoping you can come along side me in praying for her tummy. She is getting sick. She sat up a little bit at about 8:05, okay she can only be at a 30 degree sit at most. She had her head up a touch if you call that sitting up. During that time she woke up a little more too which was nice. Although it was good to hear her say her first real words since surgery it didn't last long and she got sick. In fact, it was about 20 mins. They gave her meds at the first sign of being sick, but it didn't help. She did end up getting sick. Just having her back surgery she is not able to sit up, so I just did my best to turn her head and clean her up. So, it is not a fun thing for her. They did give her a different med after that and she fell right to sleep once again and I think she is settled for a while. She has been through so much being sick is not a great thing for her or me. We both want to rest. :-)

This has been a very long day. It has also been a day filled with God's blessing....we are and will continue to Praise Him!

Love to all of you!!

Jodi

This is Dad Brower for Jodi (she is in the room with Kasi)

Kasi is in Peds ICU which will be her home for a few days. She is groggy and quiet! She is awake and does respond to questions, like "Does it hurt?" She shakes her head no. Her face is quite swollen because of laying on her face for 6 hours with her feet elevated.

This is like De Ja Vu! The first nurse she has is a male nurse she had 12 years ago! He does remember us from then. I understand that my cousin Shirley will be on tonight (she was one of her nurses 12 years ago also).

Thank You for all the prayers on Kasi's behalf. This is another answer to prayer. GOD is so GOOD!!!