Long night...

We were not at home long and received an emergency call from Dr. Garcia. She said that Avery was really sick and to come as fast as possible. When we arrived DR. Jaquis and the team were putting Avery back on Ecmo. We were dazed and confused. Dr. Garcia brought us into a room and said they could not help her blood pressure and had administered every type of drug to help her vitals...but her poor little body had taken too much of a beating from the heart surgery. We had to make a decision about Ecmo and how many more days of drugs we would pump into her. We cried and told ourselves that she had suffered enough and to let God lead us to the next step. Since they had already started the cannula's into the heart they proceeded and we discussed everything and called friends and family. Kaitlyn was fast asleep and a good friend was with her at the house.The thought of telling her about Avery broke our heart. The next half hour felt like days and many emotions ran through us.The team finished the Ecmo circuit and we spoke with Dr. Jaquis as they cleaned Avery up. His plan was to let Avery rest on Ecmo and hopefully she would not have a stroke or any brain bleeds. He repeated what he told us back in February, before we would really know how painful this all would be, that he never wanted to do something TO our child, but rather FOR our child. And now I wait in the family room after sending Carissa and the grandmas home to rest. This next 24 to 48 hours will lay out His plan for our precious little girl, the sweet name that everyone knows on this floor, Avery Mae Keirsey. Please pray for her to be at peace, no matter what the outcome.-Shane