I will repost this Monday when most are here but I heard from Chip this morning and the news is not good. His wife was home for 2 weeks and developed sepsis from the pancreas issues. She has undergone 4 surgeries and been in ICU for 17 days. She was scheduled for a 5th surgery this morning but brain swelling caused that to be cancelled and at this time she is in a coma. Treatments for the brain swelling are underway but they do not know what brain damage may occur. Her situation is extremely grave and life threatening, Chip asks that we all please keep her in our prayers.
A little about Sepsis:
Sepsis is a life-threatening condition that arises when the body's response to infection injures its own tissues and organs. Common signs and symptoms include fever, increased heart rate, increased breathing rate, and confusion. There may also be symptoms related to a specific infection, such as a cough with pneumonia, or painful urination with a kidney infection. In the very young, old, and people with a weakened immune system, there may be no symptoms of a specific infection and the body temperature may be low or normal rather than high. Severe sepsis is sepsis causing poor organ function or insufficient blood flow. Insufficient blood flow may be evident by low blood pressure, high blood lactate, or low urine output. Septic shock is low blood pressure due to sepsis that does not improve after reasonable amounts of intravenous fluids are given.
