Finalized Service Information For Averi

We have finalized plans for the service it will be on Saturday January 2, 2010 at 2pm location is 1505 Moffat Blvd. Manteca, CA 95336. We would like anyone who was touched by Averi to please join us.

A few people have asked where they can send flowers or cards. The address you can send flowers or cards is 14515 Arapaho Way Manteca, CA 95336. Or you can make a donation to your charity of choice in Averi's name.

Thank you all for your encouraging words during this difficult and trying time for our family.

Memorial Service for Averi

A memorial service will be held for Averi Hope on Saturday January 2, 2010 at 1505 Moffat Blvd. Manteca, CA 95336 we havent finalized a time but it will be in the afternoon. I will post the time as soon as we have that finalized.

I would to thank everyone for their kind comments, it has been a blessing.

Averi went home to be with Jesus....

I have no words.... I cannot say them without crying... My heart is just broken...
My sweet Averi Hope went home to be with Jesus at about 8:30pm last night....

Her little heart just gave out... it worked so hard for a whole month and just couldn't work anymore... She let us know she was soooo tired... Her body just wasnt responding to any medicine they were giving her anymore... We got to be there before she passed and I am thankful I was there. God blessed me by letting me say goodbye before she went home with him. We are hoping to have a service for her this Saturday. I will post the details once they have been finalized. Thank you to everyone for all of the prayers that are being said and have been said. Your comments, prayers, love, and support have meant so much to us and have truly been a blessing.

URGENT...

Head guy is changing ET tube and is afraid she won't survive it. Please stop what you're doing and pray for Averi right now! ♥

She's gonna need a new nickname!

Kevin saw an x-ray of Averi's lungs, and it is NOT walnut-sized. It is now HALF the size of the other lung! The doctors are very happy with this, and so are Kevin & Teresa! They have not changed the ETT yet, just a connector so far, and she is taking time to recover from even that. The worry in changing the ETT tube is that the lungs will collapse from being extubated, and then they'll have to start the reinflating thing all over again. They have ruled everything out except something clogging the ETT that the suctioning tube can't get.

28 days old...

SPECIFIC PRAYER REQUEST... Pray for the equipment... machines, hardware, software, tubing, wires, etc. that are being used on Averi. Just as progress is being made, it seems that another equipment failure happens.

Averi's sats are currently in the 80s. They think something is partially blocking the ET tube. They've been avoiding changing it, but it looks like they may have to!

Continue to pray for Teresa, who now has a cough and sore throat. It's hard for her to be away from Averi and not getting first hand reports. That goes a lot like the game of telephone.

An ET Tube is a tube that is inserted into the baby's trachea down to just above where the lungs bifurcate. (So it doesn't actually go into the lungs...) The top of it sticks out of the baby's mouth and is attached to the ventilator.

Here's a diagram...


After intubation they usually use an x-ray to be sure the tube is placed in the correct spot.

Pictures!

Daddy giving Averi a kiss from Mommy when she can't be there...