We were able to see Ellie back in her bed at around 1 pm. She was resting peacefully, and we were able to see her entire face. She is now coming off the anesthesia and will be resting and healing. They will not try her off the vent for a few days we don't think.
Praise God for a successful surgery!
in her bed before surgery
recovering with her new trach
Ellie's beautiful face
Helen Keller could only see possibilities.
ReplyDelete"I can do all things through Christ, through Him who strengtheneth me."
Thank you, our amazing Lord, for the Vedra family.
I'm so glad to hear that it went well today. Thank you for the continuous updates on Ellie and your family.
ReplyDeleteEmily and Adam and your entire family -
ReplyDeleteI have had you in my thoughts and prayers all morning. So glad surgery could be done today, and I will give thanks to God for a sucessful surgery and that answer of prayer. My prayers will continue for Ellie and each of you.
It is soooo good to see her beautiful face, those sweet little cheeks!
Continue to rest in God's promises! Your story is touching hearts and lives and God is being glorified through it.
Good Afternoon Emily & Adam - So glad to hear the surgery is OVER. Every time I thought of you this morning I whispered a prayer. What an adorable kissable sweet face Ellie has and now you can even get closer to her ears to whisper sweet love messages to her. Thanks for updating us so quickly so we can ask God for the next step - healing.
ReplyDeleteOur Thoughts and Prayers are with you. Hugs The Helders - Marv & Donna
She's beautiful!
ReplyDeleteIt's great to see the beautiful gals face so well. We are glad the surgery went VERY WELL. Hoping to see you home soon. Still praying for you DAILY.
ReplyDeleteI have been reading your posts right along and are praying for you and your family. Ellie is so beautiful! We will continue to keep her and all of you in our prayers.
ReplyDeleteFor Ellie:
ReplyDeleteI would rather be what God chose to make me than the most glorious creature I could think of; for to have been thought about, born in God's thought, and then made by God, is the dearest, grandest, and most precious thing in all thinking. -- by George MacDonald
You are the strongest people I know. God will help you through, 1 day at a time.
ReplyDeleteMy prayers are with you.
Yaaay for a successful surgery!! Answer to prayer. She looks more comfortable now. I peaked in. She was all snuggled up. We'll pray that there will be more and more and more positives in the next few days. See you again soon. Thoughts and prayers.
ReplyDeleteKerry forwarded your need for prayer. I have been in your shoes. My daughter is now 9 and has also had a trach for over 8 years. I was also told that I would face pneumonia over and over as my child slowly faded. Please don't buy into it. There is hope and beauty at the end of this path. My daughter is healthy and strong. Here is a copy of the email I sent Kerry:
ReplyDeleteKerry,
Know my prayers are with them. Please reassure them that the doctors don't really know their babies future abilities. All they can quote is statistics and text books. Plus MOST intensivist do not see any of their patients beyond about 1 year. So they don't have a real grasp of what a child can do. The future of that little girl will depend mostly on God and herself. And some on what the family does with and for the child.
Sorry if I sound like I am on a soapbox... I am. I have been there in the same spot as that family. That was 8 years ago... The doctors said my daughter was in a vegetative state, she was blind and completely unaware of things around her. And the only fair thing for her and my family was to put her in a home. They were wrong!!! In all parts!! She was never vegetative just unable to respond in a way they recognized. She was blind but got her sight back within months of going home, it came slowly but now she has full sight. She is a quadriplegic with a trach (no vocal abilities). She signs with one hand and mouths no. She is reading and loves to swim. She has all the same interest, likes and dislikes as any other 9 year old girl. And she is the most beautiful thing that ever happened to our family.
If you want, print this out for the family, give them our contact information and tell them they are NOT alone! There is much hope and beauty waiting for them! I promise!
Prayers,
KelLee
My daughter is number 4 out of soon to be 7 children! I am due with our 7th in about a month. Please hang onto the Lord's hand, always choose life and always trust what your heart and soul tells you! Not the statistics and doctors. God and the Holy Spirit will always help you to make the right decisions for your little beauty.
If you need any love, support, information, someone to cry to... please e-mail. I will be here for you always.
PS really look at getting her food delivery changed to her stomach. The trach will protect her airway from reflux, etc... And it is easier to manage a child when the g-tube is only a g-tube, not a g-tube nissen.
I'm sorry this is so long... I have so much information I would love to share. But only when you are ready.
Prayers and blessings to you all!
KelLee
Maine
Emily and Adam,
ReplyDeleteWe praise God with you for a successful surgery. We appreciate that you are keeping us all up to date on Ellie, your writing really touches our hearts. You are in our thoughts and prayers every day, praying for your peace and that you will be able to bring your precious beautiful Ellie home soon.
she certainly is beautiful, our little Ellie Rose. i love you guys so very much and am praying continually for God's peace and healing. love you.
ReplyDeletePraise the Lord!
ReplyDeleteMy family and I are still praying hard.
Much love,
Lora
Praise God!!! We love you and we thank Him with you. Thank you for sharing Ellie's beautiful face with us.
ReplyDeleteShe is BEAUTIFUL...Praise God for the success thus far. Give her a big hug for me and I will continue with prayer.
ReplyDeletePS Hope Noah and Seth enjoyed their "pumpkin cookies"
Praise God...very happy tears!!! Very beautiful babe!
ReplyDeleteEllie,
ReplyDeleteYou are in the hands of the creator of heaven and earth- He will see you through.
Another prayer has been answered - a suscessful surgery! Your family has been in our thoughts and prayers daily. Your daughter is beautiful (love all the pink) & God has blessed you and her grandparents with a GREAT BLESSING!
ReplyDeleteThat's wonderful!! We're continuing to PRAY, PRAY, PRAY! I enlisted many prayer partners and this is already proof of Him answering prayer. Your faith is stunning. I am so thankful for you and your example to trust the Lord and choose life for beautiful Ellie. May God bless your family abundantly!
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Monica & the Mellen-Crandells
Ellie is so beautiful- Such a precious little one who has so much to give. I look forward to seeing her grow and bless all around her.
ReplyDeleteEcclesiastes 3:1-15
''There is an appointed time for everything. And there is a time for every event under heaven.......''
Ellie's time is now and you have given her the gift that we know God wants for everyone- life. I am sure you will enable her to have that life in the fullest so that she will be the person God sees her as- precious and loved.
I will hold Ellie and all who love her in my prayers.
with Love
Leah
Adam & Emily - PRAYERS are being answered! Thanking God with you for successful surgury - so nice to see that sweet little face. We will continue to pray for her healing. Love, The Walcotts
ReplyDeleteHow wonderful to be encouraged! Thanks for the faithful updates. We will continue in upholding your family in prayer.
ReplyDeleteLove you,
The TenHaaf's
I am also praying for you and watching your updates daily. Thank you for your testimony.
ReplyDeleteLove,
Heather (Stob) Price
Vedra Family,
ReplyDeleteWe want you to know that you are in our daily thoughts and prayers, I check this often to keep up with what is going on. If you need help with the boys let me know, we are right around the corner. Stay strong, you are all in the creators hands.
Emilie and Joe Schelling
Praise God for a successful surgery! She is SO beautiful and so strong. I was very encouraged to see the pictures of her opening her eyes for you and holding Daddy's finger in the last update. I pray the Lord will continue to provide those little miracles. Hugs & Kisses to all of you.
ReplyDeleteLove, Aunt Amanda
She is absolutely beautiful. So exciting to see her whole face. I'm so glad the surgery went well.
ReplyDeleteShe is so cute and so amazingly loved. May the LORD be with you and your family and know that prayers are flowing for Eleanor and your family.
ReplyDeleteBrenda Hondorp
(I'm a friend of Jeff & Jen from church)
She looks beautiful! Glad to hear everything went well with the surgery. You continue to be in my thoughts and prayers.
ReplyDeleteRebeca
I am thinking and praying so hard for you everyday. May God bring your beautiful daughter home so you can hold, kiss, do all the important things that parents and children do. Thank you for sharing your journey is this way. You have touched my life and so many others by writing your story. God Bless beautiful Eleanor Rose.
ReplyDeleteShe is beautiful! We are so glad the surgery went well!! :) Our prayers are with your family daily... may God continue to bless all of you!
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