Sunday night update - things are looking up!

Thank you for your faithful prayers! We are experiencing the fruit of them.

The end of 3 full days at Scottish Rite, probably released Tuesday evening.

Blessings:
Fever totally gone.
Much improved appetite and energy level today.
Much more like herself today. For once, Michelle and I were pleased with Grace's orneriness. :-)
Still no definitive blood work results. The blood culture is being continuously scanned by a machine that aims to identify specific bacteria.

The test for Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever was sent out to a lab in Utah on Friday (maybe it helps to have a lab closer to the Rocky Mountains, heh heh). It takes 4-5 days to get the results, so that puts it at Monday or Tuesday. Grace could go home right away if this is the diagnosis, because she could finish up her 5-day round of antibiotics orally at home. In the meantime, they continue to treat her for that and also the Meningococcal meningitis (the more serious of the 2 possible infections). The later infection HAS to be treated via IV, which is one of the reasons they are keeping Grace admitted.

Been meeting daily with the attending pediatrician here, along with infectious disease doctor and met a couple of time with 2 different hand surgeons who checked out her infected right hand which has had a mark that could be a bite, along with some swelling and the main concentration of the tiny little red dots that are all over her body (hence the possibility of Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever).

Adeline turned 4 today and we had a little birthday party at the hospital, thematically centered around the Frozen movie. We recently moved and our awesome new neighbors Brad and Brooke hired a young lady who plays Elsa for little girl birthday parties. She came to our house this afternoon to surprise Adeline and it was a huge hit!

Adeline is a trooper through all the care and attention Grace has needed over the years related to her developmental delays and various ongoing therapies, and now this happening over her 4th birthday. She is a special little girl that I am extremely proud of.

We have had great peace in the midst of this scary storm. A peace that surpasses all understanding, which is a testament to the power of God, and the prayers of God's people.

Love from Michelle and I and Grace, to all of you.