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Sun, 23 Aug 2009 00:15:50 GMT

Neglect neglect neglect. That's all this blog has gotten. You can read more at my facebook sight, Jaime Alter or you can leave your user name here. That's what I am using most of the time! I am out of the hospital and in the Ronald McDonald house. Thanks!

In His Love,
Jaime

8/2/09 update

Sun, 02 Aug 2009 23:23:04 GMT

This Friday morning they started giving Jaime tacrolimus again. You might remember that that is the anti-rejection medicine that has caused Jaime's kidneys so much trouble. It is an important medicine nonetheless, so they're trying it again now that her kidneys have had time to heal. They're starting slow, with tiny doses, in the hopes that they can reach a therapeutic dose that Jaime can tolerate. This is a big deal. Getting this medicine to work will be a huge step toward getting Jaime out of here.

Saturday morning Jaime woke up not feeling well and her oxygen saturation was low. She's also had low fevers on and off all weekend. They thought at first that she might have another touch of pneumonia, but after she worked some congestion up from her lungs, she was feeling better. They say she doesn't have pneumonia, but she does still have a minor lung infection that they had treated a couple weeks ago, so she'll be on medicine for that.

She's been on room air (not oxygen) for most of the last month, but this weekend she is using oxygen to keep her saturation up. They want her to stay up and moving around whenever she feels well enough to help keep fluid from collecting in her lungs. This should help her feel better, but she hasn't felt very energetic today so she hasn't done much of that.

That is all I can think of at the moment.

Scott

Internal Bleeding

Thu, 30 Jul 2009 15:43:55 GMT

I haven't heard any answers about my internal bleeding results. I also haven't seen my doctor yet today either. He hasn't known anything so far.

They are taking about starting my "tack". It's a medicine that the kidney's don't like but I need it because it's the best rejection medicine. Please pray for my kidney's. That they will take the tack and that I can go to the Ronald McDonald house very soon. As soon as I get it therapeutic I can go. Thanks for all the many prayers you have said for me and my family already. We appreciate it very much. God Bless!

In His Love,
Jaime

Passage for the Day

Thu, 30 Jul 2009 03:40:00 GMT

I have told you all this so that you may have peace in me. Here on earth you will have many trials and sorrows. But take heart, because I have overcome the world. ~ John 16:33, NLT

Internal Bleeding

Mon, 27 Jul 2009 16:00:27 GMT

Today I a having some testing done because they think I have internal bleeding. Please pray. Seems like never ending stuff happening keeping me from going home. Thanks for your faithfulness to praying for me and my family. Scott is staying with me today and will probably return home tomorrow unless something terrible goes wrong. I am hoping they find something that is easily fixed and we can move on or it fixed it's self already. I go down for the procedure around 2 or 3pm today.

Thanks again for your love and support. God Bless you and your families.

In His Love,
Jaime

Passage for the Day.

Mon, 27 Jul 2009 15:55:00 GMT

Give all your worries and cares to God, for he cares about you. ~ 1 Peter 5:7, NLT

Monday blues....

Mon, 20 Jul 2009 14:07:03 GMT

Scott is leaving today till Saturday. I'm bummed. It's hard to say goodbye. I am tired and not staying long. I hope all is well in your neck of the woods. God Bless!

In His Love,
Jaime

Passage for the Day

Mon, 20 Jul 2009 14:04:20 GMT

I took my troubles to the Lord; I cried out to Him, and He answered my prayer. ~ Psalm 120:1, NLT

Update for Today.

Sun, 19 Jul 2009 15:48:00 GMT

Scott and I had TGI Fridays last night. It was great! This am we had donuts. Yum-mo! Scott is good to me. :) I am getting along great here. I am healing and I think they are taking me off some meds tomorrow. Hopefully we can get back to normal (that is with a new heart and new lungs normal). Pray for Scott, he isn't getting much sleep. He needs more specially when he is working 12 hours some days. Thanks!

In His Love,
Jaime

Scripture of the Day

Sun, 19 Jul 2009 03:40:00 GMT

Instead, you must worship Christ as Lord of your life. And if someone asks about your Christian hope, always be ready to explain it. ~ 1 Peter 3:15, NLT