First, thank you for your prayers. Friday was a normal day. We went to our pastor's house to have lunch. After lunch was all sat around the table. Our pastor lives in a two-story house with the third story as a roof terrace. Our two girls and his two girls went up to the terrace to play. A ball they had went to the other side. Meghan sat on a wall with her rear end on the edge of a plastic skylight. The plastic gave way and she fell backward through the skylight. She did try to grab a fence, but it gave way as well. She said she thought she would fall into the next room about ten feet, but that didn't happen. The skylight led to the laundry room 30 feet down. When she didn't feel an impact right away, her brain shut off. She passed out. As we sat in the dining room, we heard an incredible crash. We all ran. By this time, Emma realized what had happened and saw Meghan falling. She ran downstairs yelling Meghan's name. I got out to the laundry room and found Meghan face down in a pool of blood. Apparently, we will never know for sure, she fell and first landed on the top of a cabinet on her back, then crashed down onto the washer and dryer hitting her head and creating a huge gash, then flipped over to land on the floor on her stomach. We called an ambulance and it arrived in about 5-10 minutes, they got her to the hospital where she had two sets of stitches, multiple x-rays and cat scans along with an ultra-sound of her internal organs.
Now, for the miracles that have come over and over again. We couldn't get Meghan to respond in any way after the fall. She kept humming and grunting as we would ask her what day it was and where she was. We thought for sure she had a brain injury. However, by the time the EMS got there, she was understanding their Spanish and answering them in Spanish. We knew at that point she was doing better. They got her to the hospital and every test they ran came back totally normal. The doctor couldn't believe it. They were concerned about two vertebrae that they felt may have been compressed. Throughout the day on Friday, she was conscious and pretending to laugh at her dad's jokes - a great sign that everything was normal. However, the pain has been unbearable and they are giving her medication to help. Saturday, they moved her from one hospital to another. The new hospital is state-of-the-art and very much like a modern hospital in the US. They did an MRI and she does have a compression fracture in V7. We are praying for wisdom as to what to do next. The doctor here wants to do surgery, but we know that in the states surgery would be a last resort. Here, many times, it's about making more money than taking time and letting things heal.
Although in a lot of pain still, Meghan had a great night of sleep last night. We need your prayers for wisdom. Wisdom for what to do next. We have two other doctors that have offered to look at all of her films to get other opinions. One is the best neurosurgeon in Guatemala and the other is a doctor from the states. We're confident that we will get some good answers.
We have felt the prayers of everyone. We have seen God at work throughout this entire process. In times like this it's easy to ask, "Why God?", but don't. God has great plans for Meghan. This is something that she will use for His glory. He had angels guide her fall, and he has had her in the palm of His hands throughout this entire ordeal. Please continue to pray for her pain as she continues to hurt, but each day we concentrate on the positive things that have happened and are so thankful that she is alive and better than anyone could expect. Thank you to North Shore Alliance Church, Ministerios Cristianos Kabod, and our family and friends for the prayers we've already received. We'll keep you informed.
Now, for the miracles that have come over and over again. We couldn't get Meghan to respond in any way after the fall. She kept humming and grunting as we would ask her what day it was and where she was. We thought for sure she had a brain injury. However, by the time the EMS got there, she was understanding their Spanish and answering them in Spanish. We knew at that point she was doing better. They got her to the hospital and every test they ran came back totally normal. The doctor couldn't believe it. They were concerned about two vertebrae that they felt may have been compressed. Throughout the day on Friday, she was conscious and pretending to laugh at her dad's jokes - a great sign that everything was normal. However, the pain has been unbearable and they are giving her medication to help. Saturday, they moved her from one hospital to another. The new hospital is state-of-the-art and very much like a modern hospital in the US. They did an MRI and she does have a compression fracture in V7. We are praying for wisdom as to what to do next. The doctor here wants to do surgery, but we know that in the states surgery would be a last resort. Here, many times, it's about making more money than taking time and letting things heal.
Although in a lot of pain still, Meghan had a great night of sleep last night. We need your prayers for wisdom. Wisdom for what to do next. We have two other doctors that have offered to look at all of her films to get other opinions. One is the best neurosurgeon in Guatemala and the other is a doctor from the states. We're confident that we will get some good answers.
We have felt the prayers of everyone. We have seen God at work throughout this entire process. In times like this it's easy to ask, "Why God?", but don't. God has great plans for Meghan. This is something that she will use for His glory. He had angels guide her fall, and he has had her in the palm of His hands throughout this entire ordeal. Please continue to pray for her pain as she continues to hurt, but each day we concentrate on the positive things that have happened and are so thankful that she is alive and better than anyone could expect. Thank you to North Shore Alliance Church, Ministerios Cristianos Kabod, and our family and friends for the prayers we've already received. We'll keep you informed.
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