An Update and a Prayer Request...

I got this update from Kimber yesterday. Praise God for His work in little Maddie!

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God has been so good to answer all of your prayers!!! Maddie is doing MUCH MUCH MUCH MUCH better!!! She even sat outside a little bit yesterday and she has been smiling and more like our happy go lucky Maddie girl!

We have even learned how to give her her antibiotics in the pic line by ourselves so the nurse doesn't have to be here three times a day...we just do it - and in the morning we don't even wake her to give it to her - we just do it and let it run while she sleeps.

Her appetite is slowly improving and the Thrush is clearing! The drain site is still draining infection, by the site itself looks much better and is WAY WAY LESS painful.

So thank you for praying and for all of your wishes and support - again there is no way to express how much that has carried us at this time! It has also blown her away to see how many people care and love her!!

Love to all!!!

Kimber

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Also, please pray for my brother-in-law, Mike, who is undergoing surgery to have his pace maker replaced this Friday.

The Cycle of Life...

First, another update on Maddie Kutrubs, daughter of our blogging buddy Kimber. I'm putting Kimber's e-mail here again, as it's easier than me trying to explain it all!
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Maddie and I finally came home today, Saturday, July 7th. YEA!!

Maddie came home with her "pic" line and a home care nurse will be giving her antibiotics three times a day for the next few weeks. We are also blessed to have three great neighbors whom are in the medical profession and have offered to help with Maddie's pic line - and we are so thankful!!!

In addition to Maddie's home care, we will also have to visit the Clinic once a week, and her surgery to remove her appendix will be early September. Please pray that her body continues to heal - and that the infection completely drains without any further complications.

She is starting to have a small appetite - but now she has Thrush due to the antibiotics - but she is taking medicine to clear that up and we are hoping she will eat a little more each day.
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Also, please keep some friends of ours in prayer. The mom of the family, Cindy, unexpectedly passed away this weekend. She leaves behind her husband, Roy, three daughters, their husbands, and 6 or 7 grandchildren. She was a gem, and a woman who truly loved God.

God bless...

Prayer Request

Some of you may know Kimber, one of my blogging buddies. She sent me a prayer request for her daughter, Maddie. Maddie's appendix burst this week. The dr. cannot operate until the infection is under control. She is on medication, and they have a drain inserted. She is on morphine, but still in quite a bit of pain. She is also still experiencing high fevers. Please keep this little girl in your prayers.

God bless!