Who Broke the Mirror?? (Part 1)

So I have resisted blogging for the fear of totally sounding like "Debbie Downer." However, I'm going to blog and find the silver lining in everything.  The Yates family has had a lot going on. I mean, when it rains, it pours.  I believe we have had 7 years of bad luck within the last 2 weeks.  But seriously, being the firm believer in Christ that I am, I know that God has had his hand in all of this and is helping us grow in ways that we may never know.  I also remind myself during situations like this that he never gives us more than we can handle. 

So to start off - my stepmother-in-law Donna was hospitalized 2 weeks ago on a Friday.  Having previously gone to the doctor for a sinus infection earlier that week, they thought she had just became dehydrated and was having problems with her blood pressure. So they sent her to the ER.  Little did we know what was really going on.  The first diagnosis was septic shock and pneumonia.  She was treated with several antibiotics but they weren't working effectively.  Dave and I got down to Morehead City on Monday afternoon. After several scares over the course of the next couple of days, we found out she had H1N1 which turned into pneumonia and then lead to the septic shock.  They placed her on a ventilator.  Dave's dad and I battled to have her moved to a larger hospital in hopes that more specialists would help her get better faster and finally a fabulous doctor came on board and really helped us get her moved.  He was like an angel. He was very thorough and made everything better, especially since he reminded me of Matthew McConaughey!!   She got moved to Wilmington and Dave and I decided she was stable enough so we came home.  They had predicted she would be on the ventilator for at least 2 weeks.  Over the course of the week, she got stronger and stronger and really surprised the doctors. She was able to come off the ventilator after only 6 days.  And came home 1 day shy of being in the hospital 2 weeks.  She's doing great now. What a miracle!!  

So where is the silver lining in all this??  Well I feel that God brought me closer to this side of the family.  I really was able to spend alot of time with Donna's daughter Angie as well as Dave's dad Bill.  I also was given strength that I didn't know I had.  I was constantly in contact with all the doctors and nurses and asked lots of questions.  I fully believe the knowledgable questions I was able to ask could only have came from God.  The family was struggling with everything so God had me there to be there for them and ask tons of questions.  We prayed a lot together and even with the "angel" doctor and had lots of people praying for her all around as well.  I truly believe it was a miracle through God that she is here today and got better as fast as she did. 

Stay tuned for Part II ......