Perspective

This year I feel like I spent the whole holiday season in the hospital and missed out on a lot. But really, so what? I shouldn't spend any time pouting about missed Christmas traditions and parties because actually I'm not robbed of a single thing with eternal significance. The celebration of baby Jesus is alive and well. I'm breathing. I'm alive. God has a plan for me. I feel so overwhelmed by love I could cry on the spot... The moment I called my family and let them know Tavis needed to take me to the ER for this whole ordeal, my mom didn't even think twice, she was there within minutes to help take care of things for us. I feel so incredibly thankful for my family for taking care of me, Lincoln and Tavis. It's a weird place to feel completely helpless.... but it has really helped me just to rely on God and also recognize how amazing the people around us are. 

While in the hospital my perspective changed. I didn't worry about what I looked like, how much money was in my wallet, or how many people saw me cry. It all has just really put my priorities in line. I cherish my relationships, with Christ and with others. And I have a lot to be thankful for!

---------I'M THANKFUL FOR---------

• Amazing support surrounding me - Although the circumstances suck, this sort of thing is like a bonding experience for me with friends and family. It has created a deep appreciation inside of me!
• Tavis. I do not know where to begin to list the wonderful qualities of this man and if I started talking about him I would never ever stop. I cannot tell you how many people saw how Tavis treated me, and everyone noted "you have a good man." my favorite memory in the hospital is when he got into my itty bitty bed with me and just held me tight while I whaled with tears and he cared about all of my frustrations. No one else understands me and can soothe me like he can. I can't believe I was given such an amazing spouse and partner to do life with! In sickness and in health!
• My body is beginning to heal
• My story is an opportunity to share hope
• My job (thankful for the off season)
• Our studio manager who picked up the slack while I was gone.
• Health insurance. Had this happened in first four years of marriage when I was running around insurance-less I'm not sure what we would have done. 
• Medical students, doctors and nurses in my life that have offered so much "free" and friend advice :) 

---------PRAYER REQUESTS---------

• Strength, continued healing of my pancreatitis, and that my body will be able to accept foods
• Pain will be managed and not have any more out of control flare ups 
• Transitioning,  and patience as I know I'll want to do things at home and help take care of baby but I need to take things slow and let people help me. 

The battle is not over. I'm still dealing with issues but I'm making progress everyday! Thank you for your prayers and help! Many have asked what they can do, Click here to see ways you can help.

MERRY CHRISTMAS!!

Hopes of going home on Christmas Eve or Day

Since 2005 a couple of my high school friends and I have had a Christmas party every single year. This year was our 10th annual, so we couldn't skip it and decided to have it here in the hospital. We had some laughs, but I feel like quite a few more tears (on my part... Pain,emotions,bleh). Being uncomfortable and in the hospital room is not an ideal place for a party. I kept beating myself up over stupid things out of my control like the fact that I couldn't be very present or engaging, crying so much, I didn't get them presents, and I had to cut the party short. Oh well, when this hard time passes and I reflect on this day I still love these ladies and I appreciate them coming here to be with me!

I spent all day yesterday preparing for the party by showering (it's not in my room and I had to keep my face dry because of the tube so showering is quite the ordeal) Tavis cleaned up my room and put up Christmas lights. My friend Shannon made me a shirt that has Velcro at the top so I could wear something other than my gown and get it up over my IV and stuff. Shannon also had her sister who is a massage therapist come give me a massage which was both thoughtful and amazing. Sara has a special touch! She even massaged my back in the places I have pain... Places where Tavis had previously brushed by on my back and I accidentally yelled at him to stay away :) 

Heather and Amanda brought the Christmas to me for the party :) 

^^blurry photo, but it's just for the memory.

Two other major things happened yesterday, both somewhat to my surprise and against my will. When I got back from my shower they said they were switching me from the pain pump (which delivers meds by IV) to oral meds. It's hard to know if I'm ready for this or not because you don't know what oral meds will take care of until you try. The pain pump is nice because you can feel the effects immediately but the pills would be slower release so I would only take them every 4 hours. I was very sad to make this transition on party day, something I had been looking forward to for days. But it happened, and now I'm on oral meds. About an hour or so before the next dose I can feel it wear off and then it takes an hour before reaching it's relief potential (for me at least) so I feel like pain is managed best about half of the time. Regardless, it's one of the steps I need to go home so it is what it is!

Also after I got back from the shower they re-hooked up my feeding tube. The machine kept beeping and beeping... they tried to flush it, realized it was clogged. Doctor said because it's clogged, no longer can be used, it's gotta go. This is bad news and good news. Bad because 1) I rely on it for nutrition because I can't eat much 2) It's gotta come out... ouch 3) There's a chance the doctor might want to put another one in.... oh my word you've got to be kidding me. I simply can't handle another traumatic experience like I had putting that tube in completely conscious!! If they wanted to do it again they would have to knock me out. Or kill me. The only good thing about it being clogged and coming out is that I would be forced to try some new foods, and eating on my own is something that needs to happen before I can go home. So these two things explain a little more why I was an emotional wreck yesterday. Lots of changes in one day which brought about some pain and fear. They took the tube out and I only gagged once and it hurt my nose, but it was only about 3% as bad as it was going in.

The above were Monday updates, here are the Tuesday Updates: 

FOOD: I've been eating a lot and so far keeping it down and no new major unmanageable pains due to food. This morning I've been googling some ideas of post-pancreatitis nutrition and ideas for how to eat (The doctors prepped me on this subject but just getting ideas online too) Basically my new diet will be higher in protein and carbs, low in fat (ideally 30g per day or less). December 13th will go down in history as my last day as a normal human being that ate whatever I pleased. In my new life I will always be aware of my pancreas, what it does, and what I need to do for it. I will continue with softer foods low in fat and eventually add some more solids back in.

GETTING DISCHARGED: The doctors are saying my progress looks good and that it's hopeful I could go home tomorrow night before midnight (Wednesday, Christmas eve). If not, I'm keeping my fingers crossed for Thursday but not getting my hopes of either because one thing I've learned around here is that things change fast AND I'm working with so many doctors... one may say one thing and another may think something completely different :) Today my goal is to simulate what things will be like at home, so to use as little hospital assistance as possible. I'm getting up and moving around a lot, going to the bathroom on my own, I got dressed and ready for the day (well, I did need a little help there but I'll always have Tavis at home). Later today they will disconnect me from my IV for a while to see how I do with fluid intake on my own. I'll also go on a walk and include some stairs to see how I manage since I have two flights of stairs at home.

SURGERY: The doctors gave the OK to go ahead and schedule my gallbladder surgery so I will have it removed in two weeks or so. Bummer to have to come back, but happy that I won't have gallstones anymore.

THANK YOU FOR UNDERSTANDING: I appreciate each and every one of your gifts, cards, texts, calls, messages and comments on Facebook. Just because I can't respond to all of them doesn't mean I don't care or that I'm ignoring you! I am overwhelmed by all the love sent my way, and I even took a screenshot on my second day here because I've never had 34 texts that needed responding to before!!

Today momma sent this to me after Linc had gotten up for the day, before a feeding or anything... he just loves the changing table! And he loves Grandma's house!

Here's my first pic post-feeding tube! This morning my mom brought Lincoln up to visit and The Cobbs came as well so that our sons could meet for the first time. Heather is one of my best friends from high school and she had Ben exactly two weeks before I had Lincoln. So here are our 8 & 6 week old boys meeting for the first time! Ben is definitely winning in the big-hair-cute-cheeks department :)

So things are looking good. Prayer is powerful. My God is good to me. It's my personal prayer that my suffering will be used for His plan. Teach me, grow me, use me Lord!

James 1:2-6

² Consider it pure joy, my brothers and sisters,^[a] whenever you face trials of many kinds, ³ because you know that the testing of your faith produces perseverance. ⁴ Let perseverance finish its work so that you may be mature and complete, not lacking anything. ⁵ If any of you lacks wisdom, you should ask God, who gives generously to all without finding fault, and it will be given to you. ⁶ But when you ask, you must believe and not doubt, because the one who doubts is like a wave of the sea, blown and tossed by the wind.

Blood Draws, Fevers, Soft Food, Seahawks, Grace

My 2013 and earlier self was extremely squeamish. I couldn't talk about anything medical related or about blood without feeling lightheaded. But this year however, I was thrown into a new non-squeamish way of life without even having an option. I have learned more about my body and the hospital this year through pregnancy and disease than all other years combined! Since the beginning of this stay they have poked me at least 50 times. I was feeling pretty cool and confident about my newfound non-squeamish capabilities, but today I had a real bad series of pokes that left me in tears. Dang! Some blood draw people are so quick and easy and painless and then others are consistently painful. When I see painful woman walk in I think "crap"!!

So there are some good things going on, and some not so good things. I'll start with the good things.

1. I kicked my fever! This was one thing they couldn't figure out, and also something they coulnd't send me home with, so that's one thing to check off the list (pray it doesn't come back)
2. My oxygen levels have been better so I don't have to wear the oxygen in the nose anymore (feeding tube still yes, just not oxygen)
3. Yesterday I was able to add some regular soft food back into my diet in addition to the feeding tube. It took me an hour an a half but I finished this soup! Before going home I have to be eating completely on my own, so everything I can get down without getting sick or throwing up is progress in the right direction. I just don't want my pancreas to have to work too hard so I feel scared to eat too much. Pray for me and this fear.
4. I got to see my baby again last night!!!

My sister Haley sent me this picture when she was watching him.... 

....Lincoln thinks he's a reindeer.

We watched the Seahawks last night on the world's smallest hospital TVs. 

What an awesome game!!!

Here's the harder part to talk about. It's day 10 in the hospital so I feel like there is a sadness setting in that I'm having a hard time fighting off. Pray for me. I find myself just crying often and it's hard to shake. I try as hard as I can to be positive, but it's just a very lonely, limiting place to be stuck in. Nights are especially hard. Because of the feeding tube I can't lay down past 30% so there aren't many ways for me to sleep. I wake up often and fight off the poor me syndrome in the middle of the night, but I'm not going to lie, I really miss my bed and I really miss Tavis on the nights he doesn't stay here. (He can't get any sleep here so has to go home) Sometimes when I feel so weak, worried and insufficient.... singing this song helps. I can remember many times throughout this stay where I'm in so much pain, just praying for the moments to pass quicker, crying out to God for help. It's a calming song and a great reminder of his grace. I hope it encourages you wherever you're at today as well:

   

Making the best of the feeding tube situation

I haven't officially taken a bite of food in 9 days.... liquids and feeding tube only. So instead, I get to pretend that my oatmeal colored goop that goes into my tube is anything I want it to be! I can close my eyes and say "MMMM!!! Macaroni and cheese!!" My inspiration? Willy Wonka. Watch this video and replace the word "gum" with "feeding tube" 

Tavis' Technology Observations

“I love technology” name that movie? (Answer at bottom). No but really, I am a nerd and technology really fascinates me. So Amy has lots of wires and technology all around her. All this stuff helps Amy a ton, but makes it very hard for her to move around and do anything really.

• Oxygen – Helps her keep her oxygen saturation up because of the pressure the liquids are putting on the lungs it makes it hard to breath. Also it hurts to take a deep breath
• Humidification – This is hooked into the Oxygen so the inside of her nose does not get so raw.
• Feeding machine thingy – This pumps food from a milk carton thing through her tube and into her.
• IV pump & Antibiotic pump – This is also giving Amy the fluids she needs and antibiotics she needs.
• Heart monitor & Oxygen Stat – This Machine has a thing that hooks to Amy’s finger and monitors her heart rate and her Oxygen saturation.
• PCA machine – This little baby gives her the big gun pain meds she needs as she needs it. She has a little button she can push every 10 mins then it locks her out for 10 mins. (Only she can push it because it is a good way to monitor how much she needs for her pain. When she is sleeping I really want to push it for her but I can’t and I know it’s only a matter of time before she wakes up in pain.)

In all she has 4 cords attached to her at all times. One in the nose, one at the nose, one attached to her finger and an IV in her wrist. And I guess you could count the pain med button as a 5^th because she always keeps it close by. So all you hear is pumping sounds from a few machines and it seems one of them starts beeping for one reason or another all the time.

Answer: Napoleon Dynamite... song by Kip Dynamite "I love Technology"

Little treats go a long way

Hey, it's Amy. Little things that made a big difference in my day yesterday: 

1. Popcycles - I found my new favorite "clear liquid" that I'm allowed to eat! The feeding tube gives me everything so I don't feel hungry anymore but popcycles are a fun treat from the regular clear liquids. Also, memorial ice... It's a unique ice that I think is trademarked to the hospital and it's amazing.

2. Walking - I was so proud of myself for getting up and walking around TWO times yesterday. The first time with Shannon and Tanda, the second was a Saturday night date with Tavis. It felt so good to get out, but I walked slower than a baby taking his first steps. Getting back to my room felt like a victory, my body felt exhausted but it was definitely worth it! 

After the walk I got to FaceTime with my babe: 

3. Visitors: we are still asking for limited visitors because there's only so many visitors I can handle in a day. (And we ask people to text us first to check and see if it's a good time) Generally I love seeing people but it's also a little overwhelming sometimes, especially if I'm having a bad spell and can't talk much. In general though it really makes me happy to see people and I appreciate friends and family coming to stay with me to help me out and offer to do little things around the hospital room. I've had a few friends come just to babysit me for long periods of time (4-12 hour stretches). The nursing staff is awesome but there's only so much they can do, at times I just need someone with me here all the time because I can barely do anything on my own. I appreciate those people who give up so much time to stay with me! The best visitor of all yesterday of course was my son Lincoln!!!! He slept almost the whole time he was here but I can just stare at that sweet little human all day. He already looks so much bigger than when I saw him a week ago! 

It's Sunday morning and I'm missing my church family at Harvest, but I know even with the separation we are still united as the body of Christ and I can't wait to be back at church someday. 

"Do you not know? Have you not heard? The Lord is the everlasting God, the Creator of the ends of the earth. He will not grow tired or weary, and his understanding no one can fathom. He gives strength to the weary and increases the power of the weak. Even youths grow tired and weary, and young men stumble and fall; but those who hope in the Lord will renew their strength. They will soar on wings like eagles; they will run and not grow weary, they will walk and not be faint." (Isaiah 40:28-31)

Things are looking up...

This is Kira, While every day and every hour is a difficult journey, so far today is going really well. Amy’s spirits are high, she’s chatting and her pain management is SOOOO much better. They switched her to a pain pump so she can push the button to release a little pain medicine when she feels she needs it. 

This is a huge change to go from a pain level of 5-8 most the day to an average pain level of 2-3. Over the last week Amy has only been able to sleep for a couple hours a night with a few naps here and there. Last night she slept for nearly 6 hours!  Several doctors have been in today and all have said “we’re finally heading in the right direction” Yay! 

Dr. Brown is the GI doctor on her case. He comes in every day to check in and give her some daily goals. The goal today with the feeding tube is to make sure her body is working correctly having normal bowel movements, passing gas, etc. The feeding tube has started to feel a little less obnoxious. Another goal for today is to try and go for a couple strolls around the halls! 

Prayer request: more rest, more strength

Guess who came to our hospital room today....

This is Tavis, well its 6:15pm on Friday the 19^th. Amy had her feeding tube put in a few hours ago. Let me just say that I wish I could take the pain for Amy.

The first feeding tube attempt: immediately after the tube was in place Amy was feeling pressure against her eye and choking. I noticed a little white thing in her nose and what happened was the tube doubled back and it was getting curled up in her nose and throat. (Not Good) They had to remove it and it hurt her so bad. It was not the RNs fault it just happened so quickly and she never felt any resistance when pushing it in.

The second attempt: After about 15-20 mins of recovery from the traumatic first attempt we gave it another go. This time it went as planned. It still hurt Amy a lot and she was a bit panicked that there was something in her nose and throat.

They gave Amy some meds to help with the nausea from the tube and the side effect is sleepiness. With that being said, Amy is sleeping now, but wakes up every 20mins or so in pain and hits her pain button and then she’s off again.

While Amy was sleeping I started cleaning the room. We have been able to have our own room because of the pneumonia, but they are now thinking the fluid which appeared to be in the lungs is from the pancreatitis which caused pneumonia type symptoms. This means getting ready for a possible new roommate. After about an hour of condensing back down into one side of the room and doing some extensive cable management the DR. came in and said the room has been declared private!!!!!!!!! This is really good news. It means that we can now have Lincoln come visit! The staff up here have been so nice and really flexible with us we love them.

Lincolns first visit: Narrated by Tavis - When Amy’s mom and dad walked in with Lincoln Amy was still pretty out of it from the meds she got earlier. We woke Amy up and sat Lincoln’s car seat on the bed so that Amy could see his face, Amy burst into tears and said “I’ve just missed you so much.” Amy’s parents went down to the café for a few while me Amy and Lincoln hung out, cried and drank bottles (ok maybe just Lincoln did.) When Lincoln showed up it marked almost to the minute when the pain started last Friday. It has been a week separated, but it feels nice to have just the three of us together even if it was only for a few minutes.

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this is Amy again because I had to log in to post this for Tavis. The only thing cuter than the fact that he voluntarily wrote a blog for me, was that when he was reading it back to me he started crying when he talked about me waking up and seeing Lincoln there for the first time. Progress. 

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New pain pump and feeding tube today

This is Haley, Amy’s sister. As usual, Amy had a good evening but a not so great morning. Still can't shake the fever. Her friend Paige spent the night with her and did an amazing job tending to her every need. Pain meds seem to be working, but she was hit with some massive pain due to bowel complications which put a strain and exhaustion on her whole body (which is running on 1.5 hours of sleep.) Amy still has a fever and the cause is unknown at this time. Fortunately, they will be starting her on pain pump that will allow her give herself doses of pain meds as she needs it. This will give the doctors a better understanding of how much pain relief she needs and how frequently. She will also be given a feeding tube that will bypass the pancreas, keeping it from becoming stimulated. This will make her feel a lot less hungry. (she hasn’t eaten anything except clear liquids in a week) At this point it is still unknown if she will be able to take fluid by mouth with the tube in place. Please be praying that Amy will still be able to drink water, because with a fever and not breathing well her mouth gets very dry. From an evaluation of her latest scan, it was found that the cause of her neck and shoulder pain is the fluid around her pancreas pushing up on her other organs. Originally, the doctors were worried about bacteria in her pancreas, due to its inflamed size, but on more recent scans they now can see that that’s not the case. So that’s great news! When we first heard about the necrosis it was a worry that it would cause other organ failure. But it was our interpretation from today’s conversation that this isn’t a risk factor anymore. A chest x-ray showed that her lungs are mostly clear.

The feeding tube will remain in place until the inflammation of her pancreas is down, even after she goes home. She will be in the hospital at least one more week. It’s a very slow healing process but we are taking it a day at a time. 

Christ is still on the throne

I love that I can rest in His peace. His grace is sufficient. Sometimes He lets us go through crap to realize that He is enough, and He is all we need. Pastor Jason called yesterday and encouraged us with a phrase that makes so much sense and is easy to remember. "Medicine treats. God Heals"

Amongst all of this, we have so much to be thankful for. Praying today to not get caught up on the details. Not get too upset over the disappointments. I will set my eyes on Christ and what's eternally significant. And In Christ's strength, I will fight through this and do whatever it is necessary to get home to that sweet baby boy.

Getting everyone up to date

CURRENTS

Medical Conditions: Pancreatitis, pancreatic necrosis (part of my pancreas has died)
Major Pains: upper abdomen, back, left shoulder, headache, very short of breath
Pain Level: 2 while on pain meds, spikes of 5-8 when in need of pain meds
Diet: clear liquid only
Issues/struggles: constipation from meds, night terrors and hallucinations from meds, sleep deprivation/insomnia,
Medications: pneumonia antibiotic, tylonel for fever, dilaudid (narcotic, 2-3mg every 2 hours)
Status on Visitors: Everyone that visits has to wear a face mask. We're asking for limited visitors right now. Please text Tavis for more details and scheduling 509-833-5585
Status on Breastfeeding: After trying to pump for days and it being a major stress factor, I decided to not put so much focus and strain on breastfeeding and instead try and do re-lactation whenever off pain meds (someday). Milk had pretty much dried up so pumping sessions were very emotional and frustrating. Lincoln is taking a bottle of formula just fine and we are ok with that.
Childcare Situation: Staying wtih Grandma and Auntie (holmes house) + At Aunt Kira Baron's

hey, it's Amy. I'm not sure where to start with everything we've been through in the last week. With the rollercoaster of physical and emotional news sometimes I think is this really happening to me? Sometimes Tavis and I have a little laugh and it's a glimmer of hope that everything will eventually be ok, they will figure me out, and I will get to go home. Other times we just hug each other and cry because I'm not going to lie, this is really, really hard. My body has so many issues and coming to find out even what is the problem has been quite the ordeal. Today alone I had to have another CT scan, another MRI, and another chest X-ray. Every day is full of some good news and some bad news but today I really got a blow to my soul when they said I might be here for Christmas and that my little man can't come into my room. I feel like all that holiday joy and anticipation that has built up in me for years, looking forward to our first Christmas as a family was robbed in an instant and I completely lost it. They didn't say this was happening for sure, but even the thought of it is too hard for me to bear. I can't think about this option a single time without crying. Please pray for me with my separation from Lincoln. It's so hard, I want to see him so bad, but I must get better first because he cannot get sick.

Today is day 7. I have lots of extra liquids floating around in my insides which is causing the major pain. When I'm in pain I can't cope well because I also can't breathe well. We're also trying to figure out why I always have a fever. Our GI nurse practitioner friend Tanda summed up what the doctors told us today and put it this way "all of your symptoms are explained by your pancreatitis. Part of your pancreas has died which is called necrosis. The same thing happens when you scrape your knee and you get a scab. That scab is actually what necrosis is somewhat like only in your abdomen is moist and soupy. As your body remodels your pancreas and heals it up your symptoms will get better which is actually what is already currently happening." (My breathing has improved A LOT over the past couple days, still have a while to go though) "Pieural effusion are sympatheic reaction to the irratation of your pancreas drawing more fluid across the diaphragm putting pressure on your lungs making it difficult to breathe. the irritation of your diaphragm from the pancreas makes your phrenic nerves not want to move so you do short pant breath."

To our friends and family: Thank you so much for your prayers, thoughts, love and support. We could never fully express how truly grateful we are for you and everything you've done for us during this journey.

2 Corinthians 12:9 But he said to me, “My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness.” Therefore I will boast all the more gladly of my weaknesses, so that the power of Christ may rest upon me.

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Still trying to figure out exactly what's wrong with me....

It's day 6 in the hospital. Some people may think that a hospital stay sounds super boring. Lonely, yes. Boring, no. Everything takes a lot longer to get accomplished so I actually feel like I have to intentionally take time for myself or to rest. The remainder of the day is spent doing everything else under the like attempting to pump, physical therapy, scans, blood draws, etc. People are in and out all day, lots of meetings with doctors and time spend doing basic things.The days just fly by and I'm so exhausted. While they fly by I also feel like some moments drag when I'm in so much pain and moaning. Here's the update: I'm only getting a couple hours of sleep each night because of pain management. I woke up at 3am with a major pain attack. At the end of every day I feel like I have taken about four steps forward and then something happens in the night and I feel like I have to take three steps back. They increased my Dilaudid medication to 3 mg per session and I still woke up with a level eight pain. It's very frustrating to know that my body is still doing so poorly and I am depending so much on pain meds. I also learned that the dilaudid is the most powerful narcotic they can even offer me so there's no going up from here because they tried everything else. Something is wrong with my foot because I woke up in pain and now it's throbbing. (Got an ultrasound for a blood clot in left foot but came out negative)  Haven't been vomiting for over 48 hours so I think I'm passed the pain puking. My mom Haley and Kira have had lincoln almost exclusively. If Tavis isn't sleeping he's usually here taking care of me or errands for me. He spends some time with lincoln but Tavis also has a cough and We aren't sure what it is... But lincoln sleeps at my moms right now. Sometimes Tavis has to dash here quickly so it's just easier that way but It's a very lonely time for both of us.

Struggles

I've never been in the hospital so this is all so new to me. I've never been in this much pain. I feel like my body is shutting down.  I have pancreatits. I have pneumonia... but they can't figure out exactly why I have this lingering pain in my shoulder. Talking with so many different doctors and specialists it's just all confusing to me. In survival mode. Waiting to schedule Gallbladder removal surgery until we know more about the pneumonia. 

Past Facebook Posts

December 18, 2014 5:37 PM (Amy's page)

Go hug your family right now. Love on them and don't take them for granted. And cling to Christ which is our only true hope and constant. My hospital stay is an ongoing physical and emotional roller coaster. More tests, more unknowns, more scans, more days here still ahead of us. Still trying to figure out what is happening but I will post a blog soon with more updates on what we know. Linda Kreisel Holmes, Haley Holmes and Kira Baron have my baby so I'm happy he is in good hands. Continued Prayers please.

December 18, 2014 12:12 AM (Tavis' page)

Going on 6 days in the hospital. We love all of our helpers! Today our friend Cayla came and pained Amy's nails for her and also addressed all of our Christmas cards! If you get a card from us, merry Christmas from Cayla and her handwriting too

December 17, 2014 2:00 PM (Haley's page, Amy's sister)

Friends and family, please share here any uplifting and encouraging words, prayers, or scripture you may have for my sister Amy Guild who is very sick in the hospital! Join me in showering her with love, positivity, and encouragement during this hard time!
Psalm 103:2-4 “Praise the Lord, my soul, and forget not all his benefits—who forgives all your sins and heals all your diseases, who redeems your life from the pit and crowns you with love and compassion.”

December 16, 2014 2:24 AM (Linda's page, Amy's mom)

URGENT PRAYER REQUEST:
We are thankful that the doctors found the reason for Amy's pancreatitis. She has stones in her gallbladder. Once the inflammation is gone, her gallbladder needs to be removed. But tonight we got the news that she now has pneumonia. (This means no visitors for her in the hospital.)
I pray that she recovers soon and can be reunited with her sweet one month old baby boy. My heart is aching for her. But I believe in God's healing power. Please pray for my girl.

December 15, 2014 10:28 PM (Amy's page)

We are spending Christmas time in the hospital, so some friends of ours brought a little Christmas to us!! We sincerely appreciate all the love, help and support our friends and family have given us during this time. Couldn't do it without you! Gallbladder surgery date is still unknown... we have to just wait it out for the pancreatitis inflammation to go down first.

December 14, 2014  7:24 PM (Amy's page)
Thank you everyone for your prayers. I'm still in the hospital with pancreatitis, and will most likely be here the rest of the week to get it taken care of. Most painful days of my entire life, keep the prayers coming! It's been a real bummer but I'm just happy they figured out what's wrong with me. They said it's common for it to feel like back pain but it's actually the pancreas and is described as the worst pain a person might ever feel.http://www.m.webmd.com/a-to…/digestive-diseases-pancreatitis please pray for me for quick recovery. Also pray that I won't lose my milk supply as I'm pumping and dumping.