Prayer Warriors,
The past few days Emma's condition has been going downhill. She is needing even more oxygen support and her breathing and heart rate are dropping several times a day. The doctors believe this is due to an infection, so they drew blood and urine cultures yesterday to start testing. Her blood cultures grew bacteria within just 12 hours, confirming an infection, and the doctors believe it could be group B strep. We should have the results by Saturday. She has been on antibiotics since Thursday and is already showing improvement, but if it is group B strep, it could potentially be very dangerous, even fatal. If the bacteria is found in her spinal fluid, that means she has meningitis, and that is the most dangerous part. Nothing is certain right now, we are still waiting on the results, but please keep praying for our sweet Emma! Group B strep and meningitis can both lead to severe long term developmental disorders. Since she is showing improvement, it gives us hope that it is not serious, but there is no guarantee. Please pray for Emma, Justin and I. I am finding it hard to find strength right now. God has been so merciful throughout this journey, and we are praying this is just another little bump in the road. Thank you!
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