Wednesday, May 13, 2009

Pray for Dakota

Pray for Dakota Badge

This little girl is very sick, she has a blood clot in her leg and a blood infection. This is a very bad combo, the bacteria in her blood are growing/hanging out in the clot in what is called a biofilm. Biofilms are microorganisms living and interacting together in a goo matrix (goo is not the technical term), they are highly resistant to stress that would kill them if they were going it alone, this unfortunately includes antibiotics. So the bacteria in her blood get knocked down by the antibiotics (she is on several very potent ones) but they are replaced with ones coming out of the biofilm/clot. They are using medication to try and dissolve the clot, which is a problem by itself, so the antibiotics can do their job but this is not without risks. They are using very aggressive treatments to try and knock this out once and for all so that they can save Dakota's life. She was born prematurely and so has been a fighter since the day she was born, please pray, send positive thoughts or whatever you believe in that the doctors have gotten her on the right treatments and that she has the strength to beat this thing! Thank you all!




Note: Thank you to all my regulars who are still reading this blog, I am sorry I have been too busy with work and life to keep up with both writing this blog and keeping up with your blogs. Once I get my life balanced and some issues worked out I will hopefully have the time to resume blogging more, so much has happened of the past few months I am pretty overwhelmed. I've been trying to stay in touch using twitter, if you have it and want to chit chat with me on there I am Microblogology, send me an @ message so I know you are one of my bloggy friends and not a spammer. If you have skype that is even better than twitter. Miss you all!

8 comments:

loren said...

I didn't notice you weren't blogging because I've been following your twitters! My technology gets all confused in my brain, LOL.

The Microblogologist said...

Loren: Well they do call twitter micro blogging or something to that effect. Obviously they didn't realize that I am the micro blogger!

WeaselMomma said...

I will keep her in my prayers.

McMommy said...

Did I ever tell you what an awesome heart you have??

Lots of prayers being sent upward for Dakota...xoxo

The Microblogologist said...

WeaselMomma: Thank you.

McMommy: You are too kind, thanks.

Melisa Wells said...

I've got an award waiting for you at my place! xoxo

Scientific Chick said...

Hope all is well with you... Good luck sorting out those issues!

The Microblogologist said...

Melisa: Thanks =)

Sci Chick: I'm ok, just part of the insanely twisted journey towards hopefully getting a degree after all this, thanks for caring =)