Last week I went to Denver to celebrate my nephew's 10th birthday. He is my youngest sister's middle child, the only grandson. We had brunch, cake and opened presents, the usual milestone activities. In attendance were a large group of my sister's in laws and most of my family, including my next youngest sister, Cindy. I don't see her very often because we are both busy and live about an hour and a half away from each other, so it was nice catching up with her.
Not a week later, my Mom calls to tell me that she had to take Cindy to the hospital, because she has been vomiting and has become so weak she can barely stand up. Apparently her blood pressure was so low, they had to work on her for quite a while just to get her stable, before they moved her up to the ICU. The diagnosis was sepsis (where your blood is overwhelmed by bacteria). On Monday they moved her to a regular room and changed the diagnosis to E. coli. She seems to be responding to the antibiotics and hopes to come home in the next day or so. They are not sure if her organs have been damaged or not and are still running tests.
I am just amazed how quickly a person can go down. She seemed perfectly healthy the week before and now her life has taken a totally different direction. We are thankful she had enough energy to call for assistance, thankful that she is getting good medical care and thankful she will be here to celebrate another day. Please keep her in your prayers as her ordeal is not over yet, but I think she is on the road to recovery.
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