Sunday, September 4, 2011

Prayer Request

I have a special prayer request, but it isn't for me. Bangura came in for a partial thyroidectomy, the complications began there. You see her thyroid (gland in the front of your neck) was so enlarged that it nearly touched her spine and pushed her carotid artery way out of place. So it was dangerous from the start. Surgery went well and she was on her way to recovery. Then she developed an abscess (pocket of infection) in her neck, this was drained and was once again on her way to recovery. A few days later she spiked a really high temperature, complete with shivering and sweats. She was positive for malaria (which is pretty common here in West Africa), no big deal we will treat her and she will be okay. Her temperature continues to rise and fall. The wound culture from her neck returns, it is positive for salmonella. This was crazy in my opinion, how do you get salmonella (commonly caused by raw chicken or eggs) in your blood? The answer is Typhoid Fever, which is caused by the salmonella bacteria. So as you can imagine Bangura is very sick. She is in good spirits, but extremely tired and just overall not feeling well at all. Please pray for her complete healing. Thanks :) Oh and by the way ... I had my typhoid vaccine!

3 comments:

  1. glad that you're safe, Kari!
    I'll be praying for Bangura
    keep us updated?

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  2. How old is that sweet baby you're caring for? ... Glad to know you are safe from the many diseases there. ... Hurry back! Jessie's so darn happy being engaged that he's even harder to handle. We need all the backup we can to keep him in line! :D

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  3. she is 45 years old, so not really a baby. thank ya'll!

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