Patricia Stiles and grand daughter Reese Burdette
Reese Burdette
They had hoped that Reese would have been taken off the ventilator today but she was not quite ready for that. She experienced some fluid in her lungs which is not unexpected due to all the fluid she is receiving. Also when they tried to lower her sedatives she became to alert for still having the ventilator in place. She kept the nurses on their toes today and they will sleep good tonight!! Just goes to show she is a fighter! On a positive note, she has gone from 4 to 1 medicines controlling her blood pressure. She is as beautiful as ever! Reese can definitely hear your thoughts and prayers so please keep them coming!
Patricia Stiles
Today was a long day for Patricia’s family and they know there will be many. Patricia started out having a good day and communicating with the nursing staff…about 10:30 this morning she began having a great deal of trouble breathing and spiked a 103 degree fever. She started throwing up and started with a bad nose bleed…they had to sedate her to calm her and clean her up…she appeared to be resting well and relaxed by early afternoon. They were very concerned about a pulmonary embolism and did tests to check for that later this afternoon…the good news….she is clear for surgery tomorrow afternoon! This will be Patricia’s first surgery of skin grafts. The doctor was very “frank” with the family in explaining that that still need “many prayers, a little luck and his best work” for Patricia to pull through this. So please, please continue to pray for Patricia and for Reese.
Appreciation From The Family
A special thank you to the many people who have helped at the farm and cut grass to keep Patricia’s yard looking neat and kept like she likes it. And to the people who have helped the family by gathering boxes, brought them snacks and drinks, dropped of cash to fill our gas tanks…the cards and care packages to get us through long hospital stays…so many wonderful people make the family feel so special every day. They greatly appreciate all the love the dairy community has shown them.
How to support the family at this time
Please help with supporting these families during this hard time. To contribute to Patricia and Reese’s Fund please Click HERE.
Lets show Reese Burdette how much we are thinking and praying for her with a card shower!
Here is her address:
John Hopkins Hospital, 1800 Orleans Street , Baltimore , MD. 21287
Attn: Reese Burdette, Bloomberg 4- South Room # 25
To read more about this horrific story with a great hero read Patricia Stiles –Dairy Farmer, Grandmother, Hero, Fighting for Her Life!
