Mary Farris Meek

Saturday, November 29, 2008

MONDAY, JUNE 23, 2008 11:00 AM, CDT
It has been a hard last few days at the hospital. On the good side, she has gained weight. Was at 1lb 11oz 2 days ago, and is up to 14cc every 3 hours on her milk. Mary Farris has had a number of "episodes" in the last few days where she wont breathe and cant keep up her oxygen even on the ventilator. They started her on breathing treatments every 12 hours yesterday. She had a positive culture on her secretions in the breathing tube so she was started on iv antibiotics. The blood culture was ok, so they caught it early. They called the cardiologist back in to see if they missed something and her heart is still ok. They did another chest xray (3 in about 10 days) and her lungs look better. They don't really know what else to do to help her right now. Last night they went ahead and gave her another transfusion of George's blood to try to give her a boost. Hope she doesn't grow whiskers! They say it is just going to take time and growth for her to come out of this. Please continue to keep her in your prayers.
We aren't letting her have any visitors right now until she gets a little more stable.

TUESDAY, JUNE 10, 2008 07:56 AM, CDT
Dr Rojas says he doesn't know who we are praying to, but it's working. Mary Farris is 16 days old today. She has had an eventful week. They called in a cardiologist for her biggest problem, the open valve in her heart. The doctor has confirmed that it has closed and she just has a murmur or vibration that is not a big deal. NO SURGERY!!! She also is off the iv fluids and taking 9cc of milk every 3 hours! Now we just have to get her off the ventilator. Please continue to keep her in your prayers, she has made a lot of progress but still has a way to go.

MONDAY, JUNE 02, 2008 07:17 PM, CDT
For those of you that don't know, Mary Farris came 15 weeks early. 1lb 30z and 11 1/2 inches long. I just wanted to update you guys on how our baby girl is doing. 9 days old today, I came home from the hospital. Missed Ralphie and my own bed, but sure was hard to leave without her. We met with Dr Rojas today, he is very optimistic. Mary Farris has a PDA and he wants to be more aggressive on closing the heart so she can make some progress. They were going to do more labs and then restart the Indomethacin. Thanks for all the love and prayers.

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Welcome to our site! Our precious baby came to us on May 25, 2008 at 10:54 am. She was only 25 weeks and weighed 1lb 3oz. Mary Farris spent 148 days in the NICU and has had 11 surgeries thus far. Feel free to follow her progress here, we are so proud of our little miracle!

Mary Farris was born with a birth defect called choanal atresia and had to be on a vent for 11 weeks. She taught herself how to breathe through her mouth, came off the vent and a short time later came off of oxygen. She had a PDA and ROP neither of which required surgery. She has done extremely well and her only lingering problem is with feeding. We are truly thankful for how far she has come and can't wait for you all to meet her in the spring.

We are truly thankful to the doctors, nurses, and RT's who cared for our girl like she was their own. We sincerely appreciate our family, friends, co-workers, church members, etc. that have been so supportive of us through this time. From prayers to food and gas money you guys have been wonderful to us!

How Preemie Moms Are Chosen(Adapted from Erma Bombeck)Did you ever wonder how the mothers of premature babies are chosen?Somehow, I visualize God hovering over Earth, selecting his instrumentsfor propagation with great care and deliberation.As he observes, he instructs his angels to take notes in a giant ledger."Beth Armstrong, son. Patron Saint, Matthew. Marjorie Forrest, daughter.Patron Saint, Celia. Carrie Rutledge, twins. Patron Saint ... give her Gerard.He's used to profanity."Finally, he passes a name to an angel and smiles. "Give her a preemie."The angel is curious. "Why this one, God? She's so happy.""Exactly," smiles God. "Could I give a premature baby a mother who knows no laughter?That would be cruel." "But does she have the patience?" asks the angel."I don't want her to have too much patience, or she'll drown in a sea of self-pity and despair. Once the shock and resentment wear off, she'll handle it.I watched her today.She has that sense of self and independence so rare and so necessary in a mother.You see, the child I'm going to give her has a world of its own.She has to make it live in her world, and that's not going to be easy.""But Lord, I don't think she even believes in you."God smiles. "No matter, I can fix that. This one is perfect.She has just the right amount of selfishness."The angel gasps, "Selfishness?! Is that a virtue?"God nods. "If she can't separate herself from the child occasionally, she will never survive.Yes, here is a woman whom I will bless with a child less than perfect.She doesn't know it yet, but she is to be envied.She will never take for granted a spoken word.She will never consider a step ordinary.When her child says 'mama' for the first time, she will be witness to a miracle and know it.I will permit her to see clearly the things I see – ignorance, cruelty, prejudice – and allow her to rise above them.She will never be alone.I will be at her side every minute of every day of her life because she is doing my work as surely as she is here by my side.""And what about her Patron Saint?" asks the angel, his pen poised in the air.God smiles. "A mirror will suffice."

Mary Farris Meek

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