Monica ’s Story

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Welcome to our CaringBridge website. We are using it to keep family and friends updated in one place since the WhatsApp chats are full and more people are wanting to join. We appreciate your support and words of hope and encouragement. Thank you for visiting. Saturday the 13th Monica was at home and was going out side to feed the animals. "as many of you know we have a little "Old Macdonald's farm" she stepped out side and seen a horse in our little pond that had broken through the ice "was about 2inches thick. She called me but I was out at my farm about 30 minutes away. I called dad because I knew she'd pry get into the pond to help the horse. Dad and Mom came over as quick as they could on the icy roads. Yes, she had panicked and had gotten into the pond to try to keep the horses head above water. She was in the pond for about 20 to 30 minutes. We took her to the local ER and thay put fluids in her and sent us home.. My Aunt, which is a RN, had come over and was checking her vitals Tuesday night. Her temp was 105 and her blood pressure was 70/40. After she checked her over, she looked up at me and said "you need to go to the ER ASAP" . This time I took her to larger hosp in Paducah. Her blood pressure was extremely low. Her kidneys were hardly functioning and her liver enzymes were high. She has rash all over her body. Wed they told us she was septic. They are treating her for that, They have done MRI and CAT scans. She has severe leg pain and can not walk even with 2 people helping. The minister came Thurs and had a special healing prayer over her. The next morning her blood pressure was 112/66, her kidney function was normal, her liver enzymes were normal! Praise the Lord. It seemed like a direct answer to prayer. She is definitely not out of the woods yet, but she is headed in the right direction. Please pray for God's healing hand thank you for all the support and prayers. 🙏🙏

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March 01, 2021

Journal entry by Corey Yoder —

Sorry we haven’t posted since we left the hospital. We’ve just been relaxing and resting up. 😊

Today we had a follow-up appointment in Paducah. The doctor said the Leptospirosis test came back negative. All the other tests have come back negative too. The doctors thought there was something else going on besides the hypothermia and sepsis but so far nothing has been pinpointed. The doctor said, “In med school we learned that if you hear hoof beats, think horses, not zebras. In your case tho, it was zebras.” 

Monica gets a little frustrated at the pain behind her knees. Standing still has been nearly impossible. Things like watering her houseplants became a painful chore. It has gotten some better already. We are so thankful it doesn’t bother her when she’s walking or laying down. 

She lost 17 lb in the last 2 weeks. 😩 She is consuming a LOT of fruits and veggies. Protein isn’t as appealing at the point. The only other symptom left is the red eyes. She’s still on antibiotics so maybe they will clear up yet.

Today Monica made up a snack basket to give all her wonderful nurses on the 3rd floor of the hospital. She was so excited about seeing them again. What do you know? The front desk people wouldn’t let her up because she wasn’t a patient anymore. 🤦🏻‍♀️ We were just standing there by the exit door trying to decide what to do with our basket of goodies, when who should appear beside us but our security guy “angel”!! He said “they won’t let you up? I’ll take you there myself!” And he escorted her to the 3rd floor with her basket. 🥰 

All in all, Monica is doing amazingly well! We marvel! And we thank God for miracles. ♥️
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