Initially posted on Miracle Megan 1/29/2017
Survive. Fight. Get better.
Feel like this is the motto of today. It was touch and go for most of the day. No one was sure she’d make it through the day–but with her fighting spirit, she did.
Megan suffered her first cardiac arrest before dawn, and was wheeled to an emergency c-section with a ventilator and a nurse performing chest compressions.
Vaila came out with a spontaneous heartbeat and was immediately ventilated. Leif wasn’t doing as well and required CPR and cardiac medication, but he came back to us. The babies, born at only 26 weeks were 1lb 11oz and 1lb 13oz, respectably. They’ve been transported to the NICU. Leif needs a little more help, but he’s also Megan and Jason’s kid–so he won’t give up, and we won’t give up on him.
Megan experienced a second cardiac arrest mid-morning.
In addition to her cardiac arrests, Megan has also been having trouble clotting all day and developed DIC, a dangerous clotting/bleeding disorder. She required constant monitoring, countless units of blood and a “last resort clotting medication”. If this weren’t enough, she’s also septic.