by lonniehamil | Nov 30, 2017 | Uncategorized
From Alyssa: “Today we got Savana out of bed for the first time since surgery. She will be doing physical therapy every day to get her moving again. They started her formula via NG tube a little bit ago at a slow rate to see how she tolerates it after all the...
by lonniehamil | Nov 28, 2017 | Uncategorized
Savana got back to the ICU a while ago. She’s doing good. The surgery went well. They didn’t have to do anything else to her bowels, her arteries looked good, and they attached her bile duct. She already got her breathing tube out, her bile drain removed...
by Ross Hamil | Nov 28, 2017 | Uncategorized
They took Savana down to get ready for her 2nd surgery at 9:00am this morning. The surgeon thinks it’ll take a couple...
by Ross Hamil | Nov 28, 2017 | Uncategorized
From her mom Alyssa late Sunday night: Sorry for the long wait, but a lot has been going on and it’s so much to take in. We finally spoke with the surgeon just after 8pm, meaning the transplant lasted around 8 & a half hours although she was away from us...
by lonniehamil | Nov 27, 2017 | Uncategorized
The surgeon just came by to check on Savana. He said everything still looks good so far. Chest x-ray was good, labs we’re good/stable, and blood pressure was ok. She is having an ultrasound right now so we don’t know how that looks yet, but so far he feels...
by lonniehamil | Nov 27, 2017 | Uncategorized
From Alyssa, Savana’s mom: Sorry for the long wait, but a lot has been going on and it’s so much to take in. We finally spoke with the surgeon just after 8pm, meaning the transplant lasted around 8 & a half hours although she was away from us for 11...
by lonniehamil | Nov 26, 2017 | Uncategorized
I shared a couple of days ago that Lee Roy had been air-lifted to MD Anderson with an infection. His son, Greg, texted me a bit ago with this update: “He started feeling a little better as soon as they got the IV in. They put a couple of drains in, now we have...
by lonniehamil | Nov 26, 2017 | Uncategorized
I know many of you are anxious to hear about Savana Erwin! (She is in the process of a liver transplant) The last post I received was about 3 hours ago (7:50 PM). Since I haven’t heard any more I decided to share this, from Alyssa, before turning in for the...
by lonniehamil | Nov 25, 2017 | Uncategorized
From Savana’s mom, Alyssa, about 3 hours ago: “We got THE call today! Savana has been admitted to Children’s Medical Center in Dallas and we are waiting to know more. There’s still a chance this liver is a no-go, but we will know soon enough....
by lonniehamil | Nov 23, 2017 | Uncategorized
Happy Thanksgiving! As I ponder the ways God has blessed us this last year, you, our contributors, come to mind. God puts all kinds of people in our path to minister to. From infants to grandparents we are blessed to give comfort at very difficult times. This could...
