The Mitchells: Ella Update as of Saturday 1 p.m......

Saturday, May 20, 2006

Ella Update as of Saturday 1 p.m......

Ella is doing pretty good. She is free and clear of a lot of her cords now. The ventilator has been removed, PRAISE GOD, she is breathing on her own. Her MRI came back pretty good. She has some bruising on her brain and swollen blood vessels. They are hoping she will have no permanent damage but it may take a few years before they really know anything. Ella is opening her eyes and having a little more interaction with us. Joe got to take her temp and change her diaper yesterday. Andrea should begin nursing soon. She also got to give Ella a little sponge bath yesterday and Being able to pick her up was a great feeling for Joe and Andrea. Ella is looking good and truly a miracle baby. Just please continue to pray for this family and the road ahead.

2 comments:

The Farells said...: Praise the Lord from whom ALL blessings flow! Ella is that blessing!
Joe and Andrea, how sweet it must be to hold your daughter. It is my prayer that your touch and comforting words would add to Ella's healing. I'm a firm believer that God invented hugs knowing how deeply a good squeeze/touch can be felt. :)
Can't wait to hug all three of you,
Lydia; 4:20 PM
Anonymous said...: Joe, Andrea and Ella,
She is beautiful!
What a releif it must be to have Ella in your arms and know what a miracle she is. We are continuing to pray for each one of you and praise God for all the progress being made day by day.
Love,
The Johnsons; 10:02 PM

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Ella's Story

Elizabeth "Ella" Hope Mitchell was born on May 10, 2006 at 3:45pm...by 5am the following morning the whole world turned upside down. The doctors came in to inform us that while Ella had been resting in the Newborn Nursery, she began to have irregular breathing and seizures. It was touch and go for the next 3 days. We were told several times that she probably would not make it alive through the ordeal. She had contracted Group Beta Strep which had resulted in meningitis. Due to the seizures and the infection we had no idea what the long-term effects would be. After Ella spent a long and trying month in the NICU we came home to see where the effects of her illness had left us all.

A few months later, almost a year, we had an official long-term diagnosis...Ella has Cerebral Palsy. She is a happy and loving child. She struggles with physical delays, cognitive delays and all sorts of things that have come and go.

2-eye surgeries to correct lazy eye
3-EEG's to check for siezures
5-MRI/MRV/MRA to check actual brain damage
3-CT scans for brain stuff
1-G-button/feeding tube surgically put in (and then Ella removed herself)
10 (approx)-Swallow Studies
1-Scoliosis Study
2-Kidney Reflux tests
2-Upper GI tests
1-24 hr reflux test
8-hearing tests
countless UTI tests
seemingly a million developmental tests
a hand splint
bath chair
adaptive stroller/wheelchair
stander
gait trainer
AFO's

ha, not to mention all of the therapist...currently: OT 2X/week, PT 3X/week (2 land, 1 horse), ST 3X/week (2 oral motor, 1 speech), develomental 1X/week, vision 2x/month, and we are about to start ACCDAT camp.

As of 4/8/2009.