The Mitchells: Update on Ella as of 4:30 p.m.......

Thursday, May 11, 2006

Update on Ella as of 4:30 p.m.......

Ella has been diagnosed and she has meningitis, it is treatable. They are still not sure what form of it she has but they are cautiously optimistic. Andrea is with Ella in NICU and although cannot touch her or hold her is able to watch over her. They are still requesting NO visitors and NO phone calls. Ella is still VERY critical and needs your prayers. We are moving a step in the right direction. She is a fighter and we know our little Ella is going to make it through with the help of her heavenly father. Thank you for your prayers and I will keep you updated- Sara

4 comments:

Anonymous said...: PRAISE THE LORD!!!!! i know she isn't out of the woods but menengitis IS treatable! prayers continue!!!! jan margrave; 4:06 PM
Jodie Keeter said...: We're praying for you sweet baby Ella... you too, Andrea and Joe. You guys are being lifted up like crazy.... He is faithful and His will be done! We love you guys~ Jods; 4:26 PM
Anonymous said...: I'm praying for all of you. I had no idea little Ella was struggling...and I'm so sorry I called. Please let me know if I can do anything.; 7:11 PM
Anonymous said...: We love you and are so concerned for Ella and her health. Praying for complete healing! If everything always went perfectly and as planned, we would never have the opportunity to discover the depth of our Savior's faithfulness, right?! Bless you all for praying!; 10:39 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.