Sunday, December 23, 2007

Please pray for Bella






Well today one of the worst fears many mothers have came true where in a second things go from normal to traumatic. We were doing some christmas shopping at the mall our big kids wanted to pick out something for Shane and I but did not want us to see or know which store they were in (so obviously that can not happen) we met my parents there who took them while Shane Izabella and myself played in the kid play area. We met back at starbucks and got a little table ... my parents got a cup of coffee each and the kids got some little cookies ...well in a split second while reaching for a cookie the table shakes ..coffee spills and Izabella lets out a blood curdling scream! Quicker than I thought possible I have completely undressed her of the hot clothes and the skin is already blistering (which I know are second degree burns) I am talking less than 10 seconds. I cover her in my coat with a wet towel covering her wounds and ran through the mall to the exit doors ( I knew that I had four kids but nothing else even crossed my mind) until we got to the hospital where I needed an insurance card?? ..what did I do with my purse thankfully Shane and my parents picked up my purse and all the two packages. They immediately bring her back and run an IV where the morphine is given quickly ..(she has screamed the same blood curdling scream up until this point) ..finally she starts to just sob instead of scream and in a few minutes she is hungry and tired. ( good signs) She begins to be a little comical with the morphine drip :0 They dressed the wounds and we will follow up at the Vanderbilt burn center as soon as they open on Wednesday. In the interim I will clean and dress the wound 3 times a day, this is so painful even with the morphine she screamed. The doctor has instructed me to be tough burns are the hardest because the pain is unbearable but the dressings have to be cleaned 3x's a day and actually washed with antibacterial soap. Be tough this is my baby!! but infection is our worst enemy right now! Please pray for her to have as little pain as possible and for me to be strong. I held together pretty well but now she is ok and asleep at home so I fell apart. My mom needed the morphine as much as she did and has really beaten herself up because it was her coffee, so I could not lose it. It was just an accident and we all know this so pray Mimi lets go of the guilt she is feeling. Mimi bought her two my little ponies and the biggest princess candy bar you ever saw while we were getting her medicine filled!! She is asleep with both ponies now and I am going to take a shower and get to bed my self I am unsure how her night will go she has pain meds which we will keep in her system until seeing the burn doctor. I attached a few pictures my camera needs too be taken somewhere for some reason it is blurry so sorry for the poor quality bur you get the idea.
** funny moment we were praying over her before the morphine got in her system and she was hurting so bad and Mimi prayed please God just touch Izabella and take away her pain to which Izabella hysterically sits up and says " No God don't touch it because it hurts!!!" Shane and I lost it!!
The doctor asked me after he checked out Izabella he asked me how I got the coffee on my leg which I had not even noticed.. my leg was burned and from where I was holding her with the wet towels between us I could have won any wet t-shirt contest!! I also had not noticed this either but the guy helping Izabella did and offered me a dry gown.

4 comments:

Ashley said...

I am so sorry "Zabella"...we will be praying you feel better soon!!

Ashley,John, John John, and Sam

Chrissie said...

Aunt Chrissie is praying for you "Bellariah". I hope you get better very soon! I am praying for your mama and mimi too!

Leigh Ann said...

Oh Crystal, lots of love and prayers to you all...

Kathi said...

praying HARD over here...i'm sure santa's gonna be extra special to her this year