The Mitchells: Surgery Tomorrow

Tuesday, April 03, 2007

Surgery Tomorrow

We have to be at the hospital at 11am tomorrow. Surgery starts at 1pm, it should only last about 30 mins. She will be in recovery till about 2:30pm, then we'll be in her room tomorrow all day and Thursday...maybe longer depending on the tube. We don't know the room number, but we'll be in the exact same area that the NICU was in...they moved and now it's for pediatrics. Building D, 6th Floor...if you want to come by.

Please pray for the doctors, for Joe and I, for Ella to heal correctly...and for us ALL to have a Godly perspective.

Thank you to my bible study women today for praying over Ella and I...God's grace really IS enough for Ella, Joe and me. Thank you for reminding me of that when I needed it most.

We are confident that this is the best direction for Ella...and we have made sure to consult God on this one!

I'll have my computer and phone, but not sure if I'll use either one.

Thank you for loving us all. God is so faithful in friends and family.

2 comments:

Anonymous said...: i'll keep you all in my prayers tomorrow. love you! (p.s. i LOVED your mom's words to you on the blog! what a great mom); 9:34 PM
Stevenson gang said...: Hey guys,
As I write this, the doctors should be finishing up Ella's surgery and she should be headed to recovery. You remain, as always in our prayers. Maggie can't wait to meet her favorite cousin, Ella Bella, someday soon!
Love,
Kris, Todd, Jake, Grace and Maggie; 12:31 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.