Monday, January 12 - Evening Update

Do you believe in miracles?!? This is all preliminary, BUT the attending physician said from what he and the radiologist could see, the MRI indicated only minor abnormalities in Taylor’s brain! We still have to wait for the Neurologist to give the official word, but the news looks good so far. They aren’t sure what to make of the minor abnormalities and said those could mean nothing as well. The strange thing is that the abnormalities are only on the left side, if they were caused by the lack of oxygen it should show on both sides. The doctor said he could not explain the difference in results from the CAT Scan and the EEG to what they are now seeing in the MRI. I think I can explain… Can you say The Father, The Son, and the Holy Spirit?

It was just last night when the Neurologist didn’t think they would do an MRI until next week; in fact, Tammy started the day out by going home to see the boys. They were very excited to see her! Little did Tammy know that it was going to be such a big day for Taylor.

Apparently, her wakefulness and her frustration with the breathing tube, made them decide to do it while she was still incubated. They sedated her because she is fussing with the tubes. Then before they could begin the MRI, they sedated her again because she was still too alert and fussing.

To add to the events of the day, they started weaning Taylor off of the respirator, and they hope they can pull it out yet tonight. She is breathing over it, and they don’t want her to become dependent on it. Since she wants to pull at the tubes and they want her to be more alert, they are hoping to do this tonight. Obviously, being able to remove the respirator is a significant step, but it will also allow them to try some different treatments for Taylor’s heart.

Which brings us to Taylor’s heart. She has so many battles to still fight. With all the good news and things to be thankful for, Taylor’s heart is still struggling. Taylor’s heart is not responding to the meds and the doctors have been preparing Jeff and Tammy for the possibility that they may need to seriously pursue a heart transplant and put Taylor on the donor list. Which makes today’s MRI results even more crucial as acceptance to the donor list is also dependent on adequate brain function. Please continue to pray; with Christ’s love Taylor will overcome this as well.

I had a feeling something big would happen this week. It feels like every church in the nation was praying with us to lift Taylor up to Christ. Please continue to Pray with us, Taylor still has a long battle ahead but we are confident with the cross of Jesus leading the way, Taylor will be victorious. God Bless.