Healing Thoughts

18 years ago

My poor DD#3 has been having so much ear infection trouble. She's 24 now, a couple thousand miles away, and has had ongoing ear infection since she was thirteen. A couple of years ago she had uterine dysplasia followed by chemo. The chemo knocked out her immune system and she was nearly taken by drug-resistant sepsis, spent a few months in the hospital and care center. The last 8 weeks she has spent on various antibiotics with no relief. She had to go back to the emergency room a night or two ago. As soon as she gets approval from her insurance company, her specialist is setting up ear surgery. They'll re-build her tubes (birth defect) and insert tubes, rebuild her ear drum, and scrape infection off her skull bones. Hopefully, it will be a cure. She is losing the hearing in one ear and risks losing it in the other. Her blood and some bones are infected, she said. Please offer healing thoughts and prayers.

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lydia1959
18 years ago
Wow, sounds like she is having a rough time. Hope the surgery works and that she can keep her hearing. Sending lots of good thoughts her way!!
scottymam
18 years ago
will send out healing thoughts and prayers, hope she gets her approval soon and can be on the road to recovery.

Ellie
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judy_jay
18 years ago
Sending thoughts & prayers to your DD....so much to go through. Please keep us posted.
Happy_Go_Lucky_Gayle
18 years ago
How awful. Sending positive thoughts and prayers.

Gayle
williamsburgjane
18 years ago
Sending special thoughts for your daughter.
phyllis__mn
18 years ago
Oh, that's a lot to contend with. Sending caring thoughts to your daughter.

Phyllis
evatx
18 years ago
I know what a worry it is with her so far away! I'll keep her in my thoughts. I hope her surgery is very successful and she will not have to suffer anymore. What's your DD's name?
dirt_yfingernails
Original Author
18 years ago
Thanks everyone. Eva, her name is Katie Leigh. She's putting herself through mortuary college. After she gets her funeral director's license, she wants to go into forensic investigations.
glenda_al
18 years ago
Mighty special thoughts for Katie Leigh!
grammahony
18 years ago
Sending lots of prayers and healing thoughts for your DD.
She's had more than her share of bad things handed to her.
Leslie
Linda Wayman
18 years ago
Sending caring thoughts to your daughter and will keep her in my prayers. I hope the surgery will be successful. She sounds like a very special young lady. Blessings to all of you.

Linda
lynne_melb
18 years ago
Sending healing thoughts for her.
mcmann
18 years ago
I am so sorry that your daughter is going though this. I'll keep both of you in my prayers. Sending along wishes for a quick surgery and an uneventful recovery.
minivanmom
18 years ago
Wow, that is tough to go through. Sending good thoughts your daughter's way.

Donna
gadgets
18 years ago
Oh my, that's a lot for Katie to have to go through, and it has to be hard on 'mom' being so far away. Does she have anyone there to help her? She has my prayers for a complete and total healing.

Shirley
grittymitts
18 years ago
Katie Leigh (what a lovely name!) has been added to my prayer list. Sure hope they get to the real root of this infection and conquer once & for all.

And I'll be saying one for you too, dirtyfingernails.
It's sooo hard having to sit home worrying 'bout your "baby."

Suzi
liz
18 years ago
Healing and good thoughts going out for Katie...I pray this next surgery fixes her up and she'll be free of these ear problems!!
gazania_gw
18 years ago
My goodness, poor Katie has had more than her share of ills to deal with. Buckets of caring thoughts going her way.
donna_oh
18 years ago
Sure will put Katie in my prayers-

Donna (^_^)
dirt_yfingernails
Original Author
18 years ago
Again, thank you so much, everyone. Yes, it is very hard having her so far away. She does have her sister and family near her. She'll be having the surgery in Las Vegas.
clubm
18 years ago
Sending special thoughts for your daughter.
vicki_lv_nv
18 years ago
I hope she does well with the surgery. Is she out here alone? I feel bad for her!!!!
dotmom
18 years ago
I'm so sorry that our Katie is having so much trouble. Her grandma will be sending some prayers and good thoughts her way. Its hard when your child (no matter what their age) is living and having a hard time, so far away. Huggs to Katies terrific Mom too. Dottie
tami_ohio
18 years ago
Sending prayers for Katie from Ohio

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caroline94535
18 years ago
I am saying special prayers for Katie Leigh, and all her family.

((((Katie Leigh and Dir_tyfingernails))))
dirt_yfingernails
Original Author
18 years ago
Thanks, everyone. I have forwarded your messages to Katie to help her feel better. And I was a bad mommy, she's 23 not 24. She lives with her, as she calls it, friend Stephen, also. When she came down with the sepsis, the spot on her leg turned black and the emergency doctor said Stephen had to lance it immediately or she wouldn't make it to the ER, so he did and carried her into the ER. I think she is in good hands between Stephen and her sister Julie and her DH Scott. But I still worry. She is buying plane tickets to have her brother come out over Xmas break from college. They are only a year apart and did everything together, so they miss each other a lot. It's been 5 years since we've seen each other.