Praying For A Miracle

REBEKAH HOLCOMBE

For those of you who don't know, Bekah Holcombe was in a serious car accident on Friday afternoon around 2:45 p.m. She lost control of her vehicle and hit a tree. We don't know all the details about the accident, but we do know the blow was to the drivers side and she was critically injured. Her nephew Christian was a passenger and he is perfectly fine and was spared! Thank you God! It was a miracle.

They sent her via life flight to a trauma hospital in Atlanta. She was unconscious. They incubated her and highly sedated her immediately to be able to assess the extent of her injuries.

After many tests (catscans, mris) They discovered that she broke several external bones in her neck, broke her jaw on both sides, broke her collar bone and shattered the large bone in her arm. She has a major laceration (hole) in her shoulder and one collapsed lung.

All of the cuts and breaks are of least priority at this point. The major concern right now is the swelling and fluid in her brain. They surgically inserted a probe into her skull (brain) Friday night to monitor the intercranial pressure. ICP (pressure in the brain). As of last night, it was an 8 - 10. They really worry when the number reaches 20.

She had a pretty rough night. They tried to work on re-inflating her lung last night, but to do that, they had to bring her out of her sedative state a little. That did not go well. She began convulsing and her stats went crazy. Her blood pressure sky rocketed BP over 215! They tried this twice and failed both times.

She began running a moderately high fever (102.5) during the night and her ICP rose to over 30 (very dangerous) , so they upped her pain meds and let her rest after that. This morning, her temp. was down to 101.2 and her ICP was down to 25 (still fairly high).

This morning, they also discovered that she has a blown pupil. This is also indicative of pressure in the brain (possible brain damage). They diagnosed her with a condition called DAI (diffuse axonal injury). We don't know much at this point about how much, if any brain damage has occured, but they definitely have her stats stable at this point. She is still on a respirator and they are giving her body a chance to shut down and rest. Every minute is crucial and we will not know for sure what if any damage has been done for days, maybe weeks.

We are devastated by this unexpected tragedy and ask for your constant prayers and thoughts. We are confident that the God who created Bekah is in control and we have specific things we would like you to pray for:

1. That her ICP will decrease rapidly and her brain will incur minimal, if any, damage.

2. Wisdom for her doctors, surgeons, and hospital staff.

3. Quick healing for her entire broken body.

4. Peace and strength for her friends and family.

5. Overall, that God is glorified in this tragic situation and His will be done.

We believe in the power of prayer. Thank you in advance for your continued love and support. She has been moved to ICU but they are VERY strict with visitors. At this point, it is only immediate family. They are even limiting us because her body needs to rest. We will let you know if and when this changes and will be updated this blog as we know more.

*Please leave Bekah a comment she can read WHEN she wakes up. She has a long road to recovery ahead of her, but we ALL know Bekah is TOUGH!*

*Fight Bekah Fight!*

We love you!

"He is before all things, and in him all things hold together." Colossians 1:17

The Holcombe Family