Prayers Needed

Last week, Nonnie began having night time fevers and feeling a little weak. As the week progressed, so did her symptoms. By Friday night, she began feeling short of breath along with her fever. Papa called her doctor, and he had them go to the UCLA Emergency Room. They ran a battery of tests to find the cause of her symptoms.

She has undergone multiple blood tests, CT's and MRI's in an attempt to find the problem. In the meantime, she is on an antibiotic to fight a possible infection. They have also tested for an embolis, pneumonia, H1N1, leukemia and cardiac function. She is on continuous oxygen because her O2 saturation drops. The cause of that problem has not been diagnosed.

A fluid sample was taken from the pleural space of her lungs for testing. At one point, she was in an isolation room because of her suppressed immune system. At this point, there is no indication that the leukemia has returned. We hope to have some additional news by tomorrow.