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From: "Caitlin Hicks" <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: 19 January 2001 21:16
Subject: Your prayers are felt!


> January 19, 2001, Friday
>
> Dear Friends,
>
> Sounds like your prayers and meditations are working!
> Please keep them up as Silvia is not out of the woods.
> . . .    read below.
>
> Also, Craig's first wife, Laurie, has some questions about
> these conditions -- as well as diabetes, as Silvia had diabetes --
> I'm not sure if it was gestational or if she had it as a pre-existing
> condition prior to pregnancy.
> If any of you have any answers on this, and you have the
> time to put them down -- please give me what you have and I'll forward.
>
> Laurie is, I would guess, trying to figure out how it all happened -
> or might have played out -- the statistics she quotes seem confusing
> to me.
>
> Also I was told by a family doctor with a lot of experience
> birthing women -- that the cause of this condition is not known --
> And was also told by someone else that this condition was one of
> the 'dreaded fears of caesarians'.
>
> Does anyone know anything about what causes the amniotic fluid
> getting in the bloodstream?
>
> Blessings,
>
> Caitlin
> _____________________
>
> >Dear Caitllin,
> >
> >Jan. 18,
> >
> >I just read your email this morning.  I am Craig's sister from Toronto
> >here looking after Craig and little Alexander who is a beautiful and
> >healthy baby.
> >
> >Sylvia is doing a little better today.  The doctors believe that the
> >cause of her condition is a leakage of amniotic fluid in amounts too
> >large for the body to cope.  The leakage is affecting her kidneys, her
> >lungs and her brain. She is receiving dialyses for her kidneys which is
> >helping and will hopefully get her kidney function back.  She is
> >beathing fairly well with the aid of a breathing apparatus.  Her brain
> >is in a state of depressed consciousness, not a coma but she is not
> >present in the way we expect.  As her body heals from the intrusion she
> >will very slowly return to normal.  The doctors expect her to come back
> >in time.  This is a very rare condition. We believe the doctors are
> >doing a great job and she is receiving excellent care at St Paul's.
>
> ********>
> >We believe your prayers, energy and good thoughts are making a
> >tremendous difference. When Craig and I hear about the healing groups we
> >notice they correspond with a small gain the next day so please
> >continue.
> >
> >Craig is coping well, and is with Sylvia almost all the time and when he
> >is home he is holding and feeding their son.  He is missing Sylvia
> >terribly .
> >
> >With our thanks and God bless,
> >
> >Pam
> _________________________________________________
> Dear Caitlin,
> Brian and I visited Alexander David Farlinger yesterday. He is a beautiful
> boy.
>
> Craig and his sister Pam had just had a meeting with the specialist who is
> in charge of Silvia's care. She is not out of the woods yet. The Dr.
> confirmed that amynotic (sp?) fluid had got into her blood. Apparently the
> cells in the fluid are too big to pass through the capillaries and get
> stuck. The three organs most affected are the brain, kidneys and lungs.
> She
> continues to breath without assistance, is producing a tiny bit of urine,
> but is unable to wake up. He brain is swollen. They have her on regular
> dialysis. The Dr. told Craig that 25% of births resulted in amynotic fluid
> getting in the blood stream.... I'm curious if that is 25% of all births,
> but 90% of c-sections or what. I've never heard of this before. Could you
> find out what the facts are about this?
>
> Also, I would like to know what risks a diabetic person faces in a
> pregnancy. Craig is under the impression that only the baby's health was
> at risk, but other people have told me that the woman's health is at
> risk. Do
> you have any facts on this? I plan to check info on the internet, but I
> won't have time for a few days.
>
> Anyway, I'll keep you posted. Thank you for sending Silvia's message to
> your friends.
> Laurie
>
>
> Caitlin Hicks
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