Please Continue to Pray

We just had a doctor report to us that a bacterial infection has grown in the blood culture that was taken from Audrey's IV line.  They are speaking with a cardiologist, and IV doc and an infection doc about the right antibiotics to start her on tonight.  They are also going to draw blood for another culture. This time directly from her vein to determine if the infection is in her blood stream or just where the one line was.  They also said by tomorrow, the bacteria will have grown more, giving a better indication of just exactly what she has.  At least this is my understanding of what I've been told.

It is very good news that they caught this before Audrey started showing symptoms of illness (her temperature has returned to normal after that one reading), so they can begin treatment right away, and we are very thankful for that.  

I am currently trying to stave off feelings of guilt for trying to get us home.  I know my motives were to get her in an environment where she'll eat & sleep better.  I am reminding myself that, even though I asked if we could go home and treat any possible infection there, I did agree in the end that staying was in her best interest. 

Please pray for Audrey, and that this infection can be killed quickly.  So far, the doctors haven't said anything that is scaring us.  So far, everything sounds very treatable. Please pray that this is and continues to be the case.

Please also pray for our family.  As you know Alex has been staying with my parents, who have been so wonderful in helping out, and Julie & I have both missed over two weeks of work now.  We've done some work from here, but in comparison to our regular routine, we've done very little.  The doctor said that nothing is definitive at this point, but we could be looking at staying until the antibiotics run their course, which would 5-7 days, depending on what she's put on.

At this point, our best option for our family and for the camp, seems to be for me to head home in the next day or two, if Julie's mom is willing to stay here with her.  We're talking about our options now.  It kills me to think of leaving Audrey here and leaving Julie, but it also kills both of us to think of being away from Alex this much longer. Please keep our decision making in your prayers and working out all of the logistics to follow through with our decision. 

How's that for asking for lots of prayers?  Other than this infection, which again does not seem to be showing symptoms of illness, Audrey is doing really well, and for that we are so thankful! And we are so thankful for all of you!  It is overwhelming and humbling to know that there thousands of people praying for our family.  Thank you.