Oh Brookie

*******HAPPY NEW YEAR FROM BROOKE*******

We were anticipating coming home on Sunday. The Home Health agency was going to set up the feeding pump, and we were going to be taught how to add the medications in her feeding tube. Last night she was not happy. Very fussy, up til 4am crying and fussing. She slept for a few hours from 4am to 7am. Steve and Lacey Jae (the best nurse ever) got her to sleep for a few hours. So Steve got a couple hours of sleep. When they drew labs in the am it showed she was dehydrated and they checked her stools and it showed C diff. C Diff is a bacteria that lives in every ones intestines. However because of her antibiotics and chemo it had taken over and caused extremely bad watery diarrhea which causes dehydration. She looked grey and did not feel well. She is on another antibiotic to help with the c diff and she is on IV fluids to help with the dehydration. On a good note, she is taking bottles. It seems being dehydrated makes her thirsty :) At least she still knows how to eat. We are not sure at this point when we will go home. Her "big sisters" have been so wonderful! I still have not heard them complain. They are worried about their little Brookie. She had been back on oxygen for 24 hours but she is now off that again. Unfortunately she has lost about 1# since we've been here. We have alot of catch up to do.

Thanks for the continued help and prayers. Alot of people have put their lives on hold and changed plans just for us. We have no idea how to repay you!! Please know how much we love all of you and cherish the help and prayers. We have realized we need help, so we will ask now (I promise :) It's easy to try and do it all yourself until everything falls apart. Thank you for praying, when at times we don't feel we can anymore.