Surgery Update

Madeline made it through surgery wonderfully. Praise God!!!!! Everything was successful, she is stable, and doing well. Joe is also doing well after his surgery yesterday. He has been up and walking today.

The family sends their heart felt thanks for all the prayers and support. We serve an awesome God and all of your prayers have been heard.

Tuesday Evening

They took Maddie back to operate around 4:45 pm, so they are a little behind schedule. She did have a fever of 100.8 when they took her. The surgery will last about three hours. Hopefully we will hear more in about an hour. I will post again when I hear.

Tuesday Afternoon

Surgery is still on schedule for 3 pm this afternoon. It is a long surgery. Pray for guidance of the surgeon's hands. We know that the great physician is in control and he can use physicians on Earth to do his work.

Tuesday Morning

Maddie is doing well this morning, but she did run a fever overnight. They have gotten it down as of now. If it spikes back up today, they will have to postpone surgery. Please pray that her temperature will regulate and they will be able to perform the surgery at 3pm as planned. Suzanne is giving updates for the blog and she will notify me if there is any change in the surgery schedule.

Joe Update

I had someone ask about Joe..... I apologize for not mentioning his condition sooner. He had surgery on his back this morning. The surgeons are very pleased with the results. He seems to be more alert than he has been and is doing well. I know they moved him out of ICU on Sunday, so he can have visitors throughout the day. He is also in our prayers, please pray for him as you pray for Madeline.

Monday Night Update

I have heard from Birmingham tonight and they have scheduled Madeline's surgery for 3:00 pm tomorrow afternoon. She is pretty much the same right now. Thank you for the beautiful prayers and comments. I am sure Madeline will enjoy reading them soon!

Afternoon Update

The doctor's had to go in and drain some fluid off her lungs today. It did help. Her orthopedic (leg) surgery is still scheduled for tomorrow. The scan of her lungs didn't show anything. They are still not sure if Caleb will be in route today or later in the week. Please continue to pray for Madeline's lungs to work properly, for John and Suzanne to feel God's mighty strength, that the surgeons will have wisdom and guidance from God, and for protection to those who are traveling back and forth to UAB.

Monday Morning

They are giving her oxygen at 40% and her oxygen is staying up. This is good. They still haven't heard from last night's scan. Caleb may be in route to the hospital soon. They are very apprehensive about him traveling. Please say an extra prayer for his safety.

Still Waiting

They have completed the scan. We should hopefully have the results in the next couple of hours. They are hoping that this scan will explain why Maddie's O2 level has dropped. Please continue to pray.

Summary of condition

For those of you that are just logging on, I will give you a complete update. Madeline and her boyfriend Joe swerved to miss a deer Friday night on their way home. They were airlifted to the hospital where they were both placed in the ICU. Madeline suffered many injuries and is still fighting to gain ground. She has broken bones in her right arm and leg. Her right femur is splintered and awaiting surgery. Surgeons did exploritory surgery yesterday in her abdomen and found many bruised organs. She is on a ventilator to help her breath and she has a chest tube to help with an air pocket behind her lungs. They will perform a scan of her chest to try to find out why her O2 levels have dropped soon. I apologize for the terminology, but I am definately not a doctor or nurse. I will keep you updated as I receive any news. Please feel free to leave comments and encouragement for her family.

Maddie Update

As of right now, Madeline is still awaiting a CT scan to look at her lungs. Her O2 level has dropped and the doctors want to find out why. They have scoped out her lungs and did not find anything. Earlier an air pocket developed behind her lungs and therefore her orthopedic surgery was rescheduled.