I don't know about you, but I could do with a little less excitement right now. Today was a day of more rest for Makenzie. The waiting area at STICU was a little more quiet today for Pam & Chuck. They are weary big time. Since there weren't any procedures scheduled Chuck & Kaleb made a quick trip home to Livingston to check on things. One of the cows had her calf! They had to go home to see how things were going. Pam stayed at Hermann and my parents and aunt were there. Kind of a slow day. No news is good news!
Makenzie continues to improve. She is still scheduled for surgery on Monday & Wednesday. Keep praying for the left foot. She also needed more blood today. Things are progressing, healing is taking place. This is good.
Speaking of blood, a few of you have asked about donating blood for Makenzie. The Gulf Coast Regional Blood Center is in Houston. There are other places around town as well. You can donate blood and request that it be marked for Makenzie's acount in the form of a voucher. She has needed a tremendous amount of blood due to the accident and the surgeries. Information from the Blood Center's website is quoted in the following paragraph:
Blood Usage Reimbursement offers donors an opportunity to help offset/recover blood service fees where insurance does not cover them.
These fees are charged by The Blood Center to healthcare institutions and incurred by recipients of blood components whose blood service fees are not covered by insurance. Blood Usage Reimbursement is a voucher that can be assigned to anyone who needs it by the donor prior to its expiration date. The voucher value will be paid directly to the patient who received blood services at a healthcare facility. Expenses that are reimbursable include only blood service fees (based on The Blood Center's service fee schedule) on the patient's hospital bill. Patient's with insurance, Medicare, Medicaid or another third party payer are not eligible for vouchers except if the insurance policy specifically excludes blood and blood components. A patient co-pay or deductible is also not covered under this benefit.
If you have questions, you can go to the Gulf Coast Regional Blood Center's website. It would be great if any of you are able to give blood in Makenzie's name. Blood really helps others!
It's been a long day and a longer week. See you all tomorrow!
Thanks for your continued prayers.....
Mary
We thank you Mary for each update. Please tell Pam that the Maze family said Happy Mother's Day and that we are truly thankful that she will have both her children with her on that special day. What a gift from God. We will continue to build a wall of prayer that surrounds this great family. God bless you all.
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