Please pray for my friend, Kellie.......

Hello everybody. I have someone, a very dear friend, weighing heavy on my heart today. Her name is Kellie Hagen, and I'm asking you to take a moment and lift her, as well as her family, up in prayer. Kellie just turned thirty in June, is married to Alan Hagen, and has a son, Brett, who is four years old. Kellie has been having some mysterious medical problems lately, and this has resulted in numerous tests, labs, and frustration. She finally received a diagnosis of Lyme's Disease, and recently, she told me that the Lyme's is a result of having Celiac Disease. I haven't had the time to research either one of them, but we were all hoping that she could finally get the answers she needed, as well as the treatment.

Kellie and I have had a hard time finding the time to see each other for numerous reasons. She works full-time, is married, and has a small child. I work full-time (at least I'm trying to), am staying with my parents in Bear Grass, and am in the middle of my treatment. The other day Kellie was supposed to stop by and see me after leaving work, but she never showed. I didn't call her right away because I didn't want to make her feel bad. Come to find out, she was in ICU at PCMH on a ventilator. Evidently, she went into respiratory distress.

I went to the hospital today even though I knew they were only allowing her immediate family in. I just needed to feel a little closer to her, and I took her some things that I thought she could use. As expected, I didn't get to see my friend, but I was able to obtain right much information on her condition.

There was a test performed today that revealed that Kellie's diaphragm (the muscle that helps us breathe) is paralyzed. They are debating whether or not to put in a trach, and there will be a family meeting this afternoon. She is extremely weak, and there is talk of starting some physical therapy so that her muscles won't atrophy while she remains in bed. At this time, the doctors still do not know what has caused this to happen.

As you can imagine, this is terrifying to Kellie and her family. And if that isn't enough, her mother was diagnosed with cancer the day before she was admitted. Please pray for Kellie and her family. Pray for a diagnosis so the doctors can know what they're up against. Pray for Kellie.......that she will be able to breathe without having to have a trach performed, that no other problems arise from being in a bed for such a long period of time, that no mistakes are made in her treatment, that God will give her peace so she won't be so anxious and worried..... And pray for her husband, Alan, that God will give him physical strength while he tries to work some and spend nights in the hospital with Kellie, that he'll have mental and emotional strength to be the rock that she needs right now, and that God will give him the right words when his young son asks why he can't see his mommy.....

Thank you for praying for Kellie. I was going to post an update about me, but I couldn't get my mind off of her enough to concentrate. I have been reminded today, that as usual, when we think we have it bad, there's always someone out there who has it worse. Thank you for tuning in, thank you for praying for me, and thank you for praying for my friend........

Love,
Cindy