Elise turned one years old yesterday. Unfortunately, the celebrations have been put on hold and we'll have to have her party in a week or so since she isn't feeling very well right now. As some of you may have heard, Elise has given us a scare the past few days. She'd had a small fever and a runny nose for a day or so, and then on Wednesday, Feb. 11th, she took an ambulance ride to the local hospital after James found her unresponsive in her crib. They told us she'd had a febrile seizure and treated her for it and released her later that night. Thursday morning she was having a hard time holding her head up, crawling, or using her hands, so we took her to the pediatricians office to follow up, and he had us take Elise directly to the ER at the children's hospital for more testing. By the end of the day we'd been admitted so they could keep an eye on her. They found that most of her movement issues was just the prolonged effect of the drugs they administered in the ER the day before, but they still wanted to keep an eye on her. She kept her fever down and was improving so they released her Saturday night, Valentine's Day, and we were happy thinking we could celebrate her first birthday at home.
But we're back in the hospital again, Sunday morning we went to get Elise up and she wasn't responding to us again, and then she started having seizures. We put her in the car, drove her back to the children's hospital, and we've been here since while she gets the care she needs. She's fighting a couple different infections, which they think is the cause for the seizures. She'll have a few more tests soon to rule out other problems, tomorrow is an EEG, MRI and a few other things. The doctor says she'll be here till at least Wednesday or Thursday.
So, keep us in your prayers, Elise could use them right now.
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We send our thoughts and prayers your way. Hang in there. We love you.
We'll keep you in our thoughts and prayers also!
Hey James and Julie. You are in my thoughts and prayers. I hope Elise is doing better and you will get some results soon.
Hey James, Julie, and Elise. We are thinking of you guys are praying for you.
This is Amy's mother, in Utah. When Amy told us about Elise, I hung up and called the temple to place all three of your names on the temple prayer roll. We are praying for you and hope that she is up and better soon. May the Lord bless you to be able to have the physical and emotional strength in the long days of having her in the hospital.
Hi Julie, this is Emily & Chip - Mike & Amy's friends. You have been in our prayers and we are thinking of you constantly. We hope Elise is back to her self and feeling much better very soon. Happy Birthday to her!
Hopefully you can all celebrate a very happy birthday soon. Our prayers are also with you.
That is so scary. My thoughts are with you, I hope she makes a quick recovery and you get to shower her with birthday presents and a messy cake at home very soon.
We are thinking of you and praying for sweet little Elise. Let us know if you need us for anything.
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