Medical Update

Easter Sunday:
I want to start by saying God is amazing and wonderful! We were able to celebrate Easter with Tracy and her family. She is doing well and she is as precious as ever.  Tracy has always been such a servant on Easter, helping in the kitchen and serving everyone the drink of their choice. That is quite the task because we have a LARGE family! It was sooooo great to have her there. She looked great and felt great but she did have to leave a little earlier than usual. She tires easily!  We are so thankful for her healing and for God's mercy and power in her life. Thank you Jesus!!!!

Now for the medical update:
Tracy visited with her doctor and he said that her ejection fraction was 30 to 35 percent. He would like it to be closer to 50 percent but he was pleased that she had improved. She was only 17 percent right after surgery. Praise God for some improvement.  We are sad to say that  she has a lot of scar tissue and will need to have a defibrillator and pacemaker placed on May 31st. That is the first available date for surgery, but there is a possibility that it will be moved up if there is an opening.  The defibrillator is important for her to have in case of another heart attack. It would shock her  heart ( feels like you are being hit in the chest with a baseball bat) which would help her heart keep pumping until EMS could arrive.  We are still believing that God has BIG plans for Tracy and that he is working on her heart daily. We are believing in a full restoration of her body. Believe and pray with us! Thank you for all of your love and prayers!!

Praise God for a wonderful update today!

Tracy had her follow up today with her surgeon. He was very happy with her progress. She is doing amazingly well and is progressing I think better than he expected. She is following all doctors orders and is just very thankful to be at home and with her family. He told Tracy that she could drive if she felt up to it. That is great news because when she has more energy she will be able to take her children to school which would be a blessing. She will go back for a follow up next week and at that appt. they will run several test to check the ejection fraction ( the blood being pumped out) of her heart. The doctor informed Peggy and Tracy today that this could improve over time based on how well the heart responds to the surgery. Please pray that the ejection fraction would continue to improve and that her heart muscle will regenerate and amaze all doctors! We know the great and mighty physician is in control so lets be bold and ask Him for complete restoration of her heart. Thank you again for your prayers and support. Please remember Tracy and her family in your daily prayers. If you wish to make a financial donation to the family you can do so by clicking on the donate button at the top of the page. If you would like to take the family a meal you can click on the link below and sign up! Thank you all soooooo much!!

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Medical Update

Tracy went in to see some of doctors a few days ago. Her blood sugar has been to low so they adjusted her insulin and she is now on a lower dose. They added one more medication (which brings her medication up to a total of 12 medications as of now). The medication that was added is a cholesterol med. They want her cholesterol to be extremely low (70)  because of her health history. She will be going back in about 1 month for a cardiac ultrasound. The cardiologist is pleased with her progress and he said that we would need to take it one day at a time. He will not rule out or plan for a heart transplant at this time.  Please pray that the doctors will stand AMAZED at God's work and power in a month when she goes in for her ultrasound! We thank you God for ALL that you have already done for Tracy and her family and we will wait patiently on You to complete her healing!

THANKFUL for today!

Talked with Tracy tonight and she is doing great. She wanted me to let all of you know how much she appreciates each and everyone of you! She has such a sweet spirit and I am so thankful to have her in my life. Tracy is getting around well and she does not have very much pain. She is breathing well and medically she is doing great. We are PRAISING God for that because none of this would have been medically possible without Him and without all of your prayers. Please continue to pray for complete restoration of her body. We are believing that God WILL restore her heart fully! Danny and the children are so thankful to have her home and I think they are all just loving being a family and loving one another. I opened up more days on the meal schedule if anyone would like to sign up just follow the link below. Tracy is doing great but she still needs a lot of assistance and will for quite some time. She will have a lot of medical expenses ahead of her and a lot of expenses with medications so once again if you are led you can make a secure donation online through paypal. Just click on the donate button at the top of the page to donate to her sweet family! Thank you all! You are a blessing to our family!

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Praising God today!

I talked with Tracy today and she is doing GREAT! We are PRAISING God for that! She is able to get up and move around some and the pain is less. Thank you for praying about her pain. God has been so mighty and sweet to answer our prayers down to every detail. He is so wonderful to us. I am so thankful that Tracy is able to be at home with Danny and the children. My Aunt Peggy spent the day with Tracy and she will be spending many more to come just being there to watch over and help out where she is needed. The meals through foodtidings have started and Tracy is so thankful for that. I am praying that God will fully restore her heart. I am praying in Jesus sweet name that the doctors would stand in awe of God's power of healing! Please pray and believe with me. Tracy is so thankful to have all of you on this journey with her. Thank you and love to you all!


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Tracy reunited with her family tonight

I want to start by saying that we are so thankful to God for answering our prayers. He is so good. Tracy is at home. She is very tired but very happy to be at home. Danny and the children were very excited to see her. She came home on 11 medications and we don't think that one of the medications will be covered under insurance. It will be $400.00 a month. We are hoping the social security/disability will kick in and cover this?? Tracy will have a follow up in 4 wks. with her cardiologist. Until then I am praying that she has a quick recovery at home. Her ejection fraction (what your heart is pumping out)  was approximately 17 prior to surgery and it is now 24 with only 5 percent of her heart working.   We need that number to improve so please be in prayer about that. I am praying that God continue to heal her body. Tracy's doctor did inform her that she would eventually need a heart transplant but her overall health will have to improve for her to get on the transplant list!  Thank you to everyone who signed up to bring the family a meal. We only need one more meal to be provided and then the calender will be FULL! We praise God for all of you. We are also thankful for those that have contributed financially but we are still in need of some help in that area. If you are led please click on the donate button at the top and make a secure donation through paypal. The family will face tremendous medical expenses and  if we could alleviate some of that stress that would be wonderful. Thank you again and I will keep you updated on her recovery!

Tracy is coming HOME!

Tracy is coming home today! We are so thankful to all of you for your prayers and we ask that you continue to pray with us. We still have a journey ahead of us and we will need a lot of prayer for her and her family. She does not have fever since they pulled the pic line so that must have been the source of infection. Thank you for praying that fever away friends. She is now struggling with pain and low blood pressure. Please pray that God regulates her blood pressure and takes her pain away. Please also pray for her time at home to be full of peace, love, and wonderful health! We are confident that God is still restoring her heart and body so please PRAY and BELIEVE with us.  Love to you all!