Dear friends and family,
Yesterday was an exhausting day. We got a phone call from the hospital at 6:30 am that Olive wasn't doing well and we should come as soon as possible. When we arrived her vitals were very low, but they climbed back up again...only to drop again. The doctor told us that she thinks she will die in the next few hours. Rusty had called Luka and told him that Olive was going home to be with Jesus today so Luka and some of the staff and students from the Akha Youth Development Center went and dug a hole for her little casket. We spent the morning with her singing to her, holding her, cuddling her, and saying the things we needed to say. She would stop breathing for about 1 minute and her heart rate would drop, she would lose all color...and then take a big breath, cough, and her numbers would rise again. Her numbers continued to drop (into the single digits) and rise all day (6:00am until 3:00pm)...and then at 3:00 we aren't sure what happened but her numbers stabilized. She dropped very low one more time last afternoon and then has stayed stable since.
All the nurses as well as the doctor said they have never seen any cases like this and they are just as confused as we are. It's a strange place to be...to think you had said your good-byes and grieved so deeply the reality of losing her...and now to have her stable.
We are emotionally exhausted and confused...yet thankful to have more time to hold and snuggle her.
Much love,
Lynette
Yesterday was an exhausting day. We got a phone call from the hospital at 6:30 am that Olive wasn't doing well and we should come as soon as possible. When we arrived her vitals were very low, but they climbed back up again...only to drop again. The doctor told us that she thinks she will die in the next few hours. Rusty had called Luka and told him that Olive was going home to be with Jesus today so Luka and some of the staff and students from the Akha Youth Development Center went and dug a hole for her little casket. We spent the morning with her singing to her, holding her, cuddling her, and saying the things we needed to say. She would stop breathing for about 1 minute and her heart rate would drop, she would lose all color...and then take a big breath, cough, and her numbers would rise again. Her numbers continued to drop (into the single digits) and rise all day (6:00am until 3:00pm)...and then at 3:00 we aren't sure what happened but her numbers stabilized. She dropped very low one more time last afternoon and then has stayed stable since.
All the nurses as well as the doctor said they have never seen any cases like this and they are just as confused as we are. It's a strange place to be...to think you had said your good-byes and grieved so deeply the reality of losing her...and now to have her stable.
We are emotionally exhausted and confused...yet thankful to have more time to hold and snuggle her.
Much love,
Lynette
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What a roller coaster you guys are on. Sounds extremely exhausting. I don't know how anyone could go through something like this without a strong faith such as yours.
Still praying for a miracle . . .
Prayers...
Rusty & Lynette,
You are surrounded in prayer (even by people you've never met). I am the daughter of Mart & Mary Hollebeek and have followed your odyssey through them and now on your blog. I pray that God will fill your exhausted spirits, that He will guide your decisions in these next hours and even days, and that the staff will support you in all possible ways. Thank you for sharing about Oliver as well. Our kids were NICU babies and we became really connected with some of the other babies (especially the ones without parents there).
Blessings, Emily (Hollebeek) Brechting
We are praying for your beautiful baby girl.
I just love the picture of her looking out of the corner of her eye. :) Love you so much!
Sending prayers your way from the other side of the globe and have been sharing your blog with others.
We check on little Olive every day and pray for continued strength for her and for you and your families. She's a fighter for sure. God bless you guys in the days ahead.
Gwen & Tim Vogelzang
continually lifting you up in prayer...
Hi friends,
This is Grace from DTS. My friend Jess told me about Olive and linked me to your website. I've been thinking of you every day. Olive is so blessed to have you as her parents - what a loved little girl she is! She is beautiful, as is her name. Praying for you over and over as you go through this rollercoaster. May God continue to be your sustaining breath.
Love, Grace
Praying for you here in Christchurch.
Ron and Debra, Foursquare missionaries to New Zealand
What an amazing little girl this little Olive is. She is such a little fighter!! Praying for you and Rusty and most of all Olive.
You don't know me, but I am praying and have been praying since she was born. The Vernon's asked for prayer for little Olive and ever since I have been praying.
Praying from Oregon.
Christy
your little girl is a fighter and God obviously isn't ready to let her quit yet.
hang in there!
praying...
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