As Ezra mentioned yesterday, Emy has an infection in her belly where the dialysis is taking place. This is called peritonitis. The inflammation in the cavity where her dialysis is happening reduces the effectiveness of the dialysis. Due to this, she has retained more fluid and is looking extra puffy. Since she is retaining more fluid, it is extra hard to breathe. She had a few episodes of apnea last night, so she was intubated again. Due to her labored breathing, they also did a work up for systemic infection. Thankfully, the labs came back and it seems like she doesn’t have a systemic infection. Her dialysis is more effective today than yesterday. As more fluid is pulled off, she will become less puffy and will be able to breathe on her own again. For now, she has her breathing tube in. She doesn’t like it, but she will have to tolerate it. We are thankful the infection was caught early and her lab results indicate that the antibiotics are working. Please pray that the antibiotics continue to work and that she can overcome this infection.
Baby Menon 
Thank you for sharing the picture of Emy! Praying for continued healing and strength for her! Also praying for Mommy & Daddy!
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Thank you for your prayers! She is doing well but today a new bacteria culture came back positive from her peritoneal fluid. Please pray this new infection responds to the antibiotics and that Emy heals quickly.
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Its probably good that she has to deal with the annoying tube. It will tick her off and she will continue to fight and heal herself. I second the gratitude about the sharing of her picture. She is beautiful and has an amazing spirit! Continued prayers for healing and growth.
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Thank you for your continued prayers and encouragement.
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