{"id":288,"date":"2025-02-05T16:44:36","date_gmt":"2025-02-05T16:44:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cota.org\/cotaforgabrielaswarriors\/?p=288"},"modified":"2025-02-05T16:55:55","modified_gmt":"2025-02-05T16:55:55","slug":"sepsis-hospital-admission","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cota.org\/cotaforgabrielaswarriors\/2025\/02\/05\/sepsis-hospital-admission\/","title":{"rendered":"Sepsis: Hospital Admission"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-february-2025\">February 2025<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>There are very few things that overwhelm me. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Sure, from time to time the Lord has a day planned where it feels like there is a little too much going on. On those days, my body normally handles the stress by giving me a headache. But that\u2019s it! \u2026Well, that\u2019s not true\u2026I may get a little cranky or I may \u201cstress eat.\u201d Wish I was one of those that stops eating instead though!  <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Anyway, something I\u2019ve learned about myself through these 5 years with Ela is that my breaking point is seeing her in intense pain, hearing her cry for help, and not being able to do anything about the situation. Those are the times I feel overwhelmed. You might know what I\u2019m talking about. Your stomach drops. Your chest hurts. You look around to see if there is something behind you or next to you that will help the situation (even though you know perfectly well that there\u2019s nothing there). You shut your eyes really tightly, place your hands on your face, and beg the Lord for some kind of help. Do you know what I\u2019m talking about? <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/cota.org\/cotaforgabrielaswarriors\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6275\/2025\/02\/IMG_7937-1024x768.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-293\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cota.org\/cotaforgabrielaswarriors\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6275\/2025\/02\/IMG_7937-1024x768.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/cota.org\/cotaforgabrielaswarriors\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6275\/2025\/02\/IMG_7937-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/cota.org\/cotaforgabrielaswarriors\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6275\/2025\/02\/IMG_7937-768x576.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/cota.org\/cotaforgabrielaswarriors\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6275\/2025\/02\/IMG_7937-1536x1152.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/cota.org\/cotaforgabrielaswarriors\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6275\/2025\/02\/IMG_7937-2048x1536.jpeg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>That was much of this last Friday night, Saturday, Sunday, and Monday. There has been a lot of tears, a lot of discomfort, a lot of sobbing and screaming from Ela. It started out with high fevers but at some point she very rapidly developed\u2014what seems to be\u2014an abscess on her rear end (the cause of most of the pain). Turns out, after bringing her to the hospital and running some tests, that she has sepsis.   <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"989\" src=\"https:\/\/cota.org\/cotaforgabrielaswarriors\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6275\/2025\/02\/IMG_0280-1024x989.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-289\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cota.org\/cotaforgabrielaswarriors\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6275\/2025\/02\/IMG_0280-1024x989.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/cota.org\/cotaforgabrielaswarriors\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6275\/2025\/02\/IMG_0280-300x290.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/cota.org\/cotaforgabrielaswarriors\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6275\/2025\/02\/IMG_0280-768x742.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/cota.org\/cotaforgabrielaswarriors\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6275\/2025\/02\/IMG_0280.jpeg 1419w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Although we have hated every second of Ela\u2019s pain, Leslee and I have been talking about how thankful we are that this manifested itself quickly, since sepsis can be fatal if you wait too long before treating it. We\u2019re still a bit shocked at how quickly things progressed. One day she was fine, the next she had a fever of 103, the next day she had something growing with pus and blood coming out of it, and before we knew it, we were back in the hospital dealing with IV\u2019s, pain meds, antibiotics, steroids, and everything else!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Two thoughts have captured my thinking since things have calmed down.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>The Father must have experienced intense emotional turmoil when Christ was on the cross. Technically speaking, God the Father couldn\u2019t do anything about what was happening to His Son either. Stopping the pain and death of the cross would have meant no redemption for mankind. And since God made certain promises, He was bound by His own divine character to keep them (Isa. 53:5, 1 Pet. 2:24). So there\u2026the Father couldn\u2019t stop what was happening\u2026even when His own Son cried out to Him in agony. My guess is that He was deeply troubled by this event\u2026if God is not pleased by the death of the wicked (Ezk. 18:23), He surely found no joy in the death of the only perfectly righteous Man that ever lived. <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Christ\u2019s sympathies are more comforting than what we often give them credit for. Our high priest is not unable to sympathize with our weaknesses (Heb. 4:15)\u2026that is, Jesus understands our pain perfectly well. Both, the pain that Ela is enduring in her body and the pain that Leslee and I endure internally when we see her hurt. If Jesus were to tell me: \u201cHey, I know\u201d\u2026or\u2026\u201cI understand\u201d\u2026then He truly does. He experienced bodily pain and emotional pain of the highest degree. And that experiencial knowledge is the grounds upon which we can ask for mercy and grace in our times of need. Jesus understands pain. Jesus is a gracious and merciful intercessor. These are comforting truths.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/cota.org\/cotaforgabrielaswarriors\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6275\/2025\/02\/IMG_7955-2-768x1024.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-292\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cota.org\/cotaforgabrielaswarriors\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6275\/2025\/02\/IMG_7955-2-768x1024.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/cota.org\/cotaforgabrielaswarriors\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6275\/2025\/02\/IMG_7955-2-225x300.jpeg 225w, https:\/\/cota.org\/cotaforgabrielaswarriors\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6275\/2025\/02\/IMG_7955-2-1152x1536.jpeg 1152w, https:\/\/cota.org\/cotaforgabrielaswarriors\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6275\/2025\/02\/IMG_7955-2-1536x2048.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/cota.org\/cotaforgabrielaswarriors\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6275\/2025\/02\/IMG_7955-2-scaled.jpeg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Ela is on an antibiotic regimen that seems to be helping and things are trending in the right direction. Our hope is to be home by the weekend but we don\u2019t know for certain yet. What we do know is that she\u2019ll need some time to fully recover once she is discharged. My apologies for the length of the post, writing helps me reflect upon what is happening and helps me keep my attitude in check. Thanks again for the prayers. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>February 2025 There are very few things that overwhelm me. Sure, from time to time the Lord has a day planned where it feels like there is a little too much going on. On those days, my body normally handles the stress by giving me a headache. 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