Lifting Up Lori
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Those who know Lori, know that she lives her life for others. She is the first to volunteer to help in any way possible, whether it's giving her time, money, or talents. If she's not at work or at home with her dad and son, she's visiting her daughter and loving on her grandbabies! Unfortunately now, the woman who lends a hand to all, needs our help.❤️
Currently, Lori is fighting for her life in the SICU at UAB Medical Center. Some of the devices helping her to win the battle are a tracheal tube, ventilator, feeding tube, and dialysis machine. The only thing the doctors are sure of is that her recovery will be a long journey (inpatient long-term rehabilitation center, then in-home therapy once she's out of the woods). She's been unable to work for 3+ months, and Logan has been by her side since she was admitted at UAB (over 3 weeks ago), also away from work. Medical and personal bills (house, room/food for Logan, etc) have become a heavy burden as they have a limited source of income at this time. We humbly ask that you donate any amount possible to lift some of the burden on an already stressful and emotional situation. If a donation is not possible, we ask for prayers of miraculous and complete healing and financial stability. We truly appreciate the time you took to read this as well as your prayers and donations!
️To get the word out, please share this link on your Facebook timeline and other social media outlets! #liftingupLori #strongerthansepsis
The 3 month-ongoing journey:
In April, Lori suffered from what she thought was food poisoning so she left work and drove home. After an hour, the pain was so excruciating that she had her son drive her to the ER and found out she'd experienced a painful bout of severe pancreatitis. Her doctors were relieved she'd come in because of the necrosis (dying tissue) her pancreas developed in such a short time. She was admitted to the ICU for a week and released--she had a cyst on her pancreas, necrosis, and a gallbladder that needed to be removed.
May was spent recovering and traveling to several dr appointments a week for numerous scans, and IV therapies. She could not keep down any food/water and grew to be severely malnourished. Slowly, her skin and eyes began to take on a yellow hue but her drs didn't seem worried. She was asked to wait another 2 weeks for the cyst to harden and surgery was scheduled for June 15th to drain it and remove her gallbladder.
In the wee hours on June 15th, Logan awoke to find Lori passed out on the floor in front of his bedroom. After waking her up and dragging her to a chair, he called 911. ER doctors determined she'd passed another stone but this time it got blocked in her bile duct, so she underwent a minor surgery to put a stint in and open her bile duct. They then admitted her for a week because of her now stressed and unhealthy liver, and discharged her again (for 2-4 weeks) to gain strength for the original surgery.
Meanwhile, her GI found that she was eligible to have the surgery done laparoscopically at UAB Hospital on July 6th. She arrived in Birmingham the night before so she could rest. At 5am Logan woke up to the sound of Lori moaning in pain. He helped her to sit up and watched as she started to cry out. She was in the worst pain she'd ever experienced so he called 911. The doctors found that the large cyst on her pancreas was actually an infection-filled abscess which had burst and sent Lori into septic shock. The doctors thought she may not survive due to the effects of sepsis. But by God's grace and her perseverance, she pushed through the emergency surgeries to remove the infection.
Currently, Lori is fighting for her life in the SICU at UAB Medical Center. Some of the devices helping her to win the battle are a tracheal tube, ventilator, feeding tube, and dialysis machine. The only thing the doctors are sure of is that her recovery will be a long journey (inpatient long-term rehabilitation center, then in-home therapy once she's out of the woods). She's been unable to work for 3+ months, and Logan has been by her side since she was admitted at UAB (over 3 weeks ago), also away from work. Medical and personal bills (house, room/food for Logan, etc) have become a heavy burden as they have a limited source of income at this time. We humbly ask that you donate any amount possible to lift some of the burden on an already stressful and emotional situation. If a donation is not possible, we ask for prayers of miraculous and complete healing and financial stability. We truly appreciate the time you took to read this as well as your prayers and donations!
️To get the word out, please share this link on your Facebook timeline and other social media outlets! #liftingupLori #strongerthansepsis
The 3 month-ongoing journey:
In April, Lori suffered from what she thought was food poisoning so she left work and drove home. After an hour, the pain was so excruciating that she had her son drive her to the ER and found out she'd experienced a painful bout of severe pancreatitis. Her doctors were relieved she'd come in because of the necrosis (dying tissue) her pancreas developed in such a short time. She was admitted to the ICU for a week and released--she had a cyst on her pancreas, necrosis, and a gallbladder that needed to be removed.
May was spent recovering and traveling to several dr appointments a week for numerous scans, and IV therapies. She could not keep down any food/water and grew to be severely malnourished. Slowly, her skin and eyes began to take on a yellow hue but her drs didn't seem worried. She was asked to wait another 2 weeks for the cyst to harden and surgery was scheduled for June 15th to drain it and remove her gallbladder.
In the wee hours on June 15th, Logan awoke to find Lori passed out on the floor in front of his bedroom. After waking her up and dragging her to a chair, he called 911. ER doctors determined she'd passed another stone but this time it got blocked in her bile duct, so she underwent a minor surgery to put a stint in and open her bile duct. They then admitted her for a week because of her now stressed and unhealthy liver, and discharged her again (for 2-4 weeks) to gain strength for the original surgery.
Meanwhile, her GI found that she was eligible to have the surgery done laparoscopically at UAB Hospital on July 6th. She arrived in Birmingham the night before so she could rest. At 5am Logan woke up to the sound of Lori moaning in pain. He helped her to sit up and watched as she started to cry out. She was in the worst pain she'd ever experienced so he called 911. The doctors found that the large cyst on her pancreas was actually an infection-filled abscess which had burst and sent Lori into septic shock. The doctors thought she may not survive due to the effects of sepsis. But by God's grace and her perseverance, she pushed through the emergency surgeries to remove the infection.
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Rebekah and Logan .
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Laurel Hill, FL