Tuesday, July 1, 2008

Hospital

So Melissa and I get to spend some time in the Hospital. It's been a roller-coaster ride so far, and not much is supposed to change, but we pray for the best! We knew something wasn't right when Mel started having all the signs to preeclampsia. We thought we'd go to Wal-Mart to check her blood pressure and when it read 167/108...well ya...we just went right to the emergency room. She was diagnosed with severe preeclampsia and has been recieving treatment for that. It's hard to explain, but preeclampsia is a disease that is only curable by delivery. It will start to effect her kidneys and liver, and that is when 'baby Halle' has to come out. The doctors want to wait until the last minute though, so the baby can develope as much as possible inside the womb. Melissa is 27 and 1/2 weeks along, so really early, and we don't expect to go much further than another week or two. We appreciate all that everyone has done, for everyones preyers, and thoughts on our behalf. We want to thank Sarah and Derek and Andrew for coming out of thier way to help. Also, thanks Amy for flying down to be with Mel! We'll try to keep everyone posted and up to date! Wish us Luck!

2 comments:

Unknown said...

Hi Kim and Missy. Thank you so much for setting up a blog. I have been so anxiously waiting for any news. We have been thinking of you so much. I really wish I could be there. I'm glad that mom can be there with you. Please let us know if there is anything we can do for you. We love you so much and wish you the best.
Love, Megan

Carrie Fowler said...

Hey Kim and Melissa! I am so glad that you guys have a blog now!! It is going to be so much fun for you guys to put pictures of you and your baby girl so we can all see her. We have been thinking about you guys so much. Your situation has brought back so many memories of when the girls were born early. Hang in there. You have a long and rough road ahead of you but everything will work out okay. We love you so much and want you to know that you can talk to us if you have any questions or if you just want to talk!! Love you!!