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Prayers for Ella May

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Hi my name is Kara and I wanted to share my daughter Ella May's story with u all.. She was born at 23weeks 3days when my water broke by emergency c-section after I was taken from our local hospital to Magees in Pittsburgh pa by ambulance.. We were told she only had a 8-10% chance of surviving a few minutes after she was born.. They tried to get me to aboard her and I refused.. So they prepared me for the worst.. Well Ella came and they were able to get a breathing tube in her.. It was amazing with a lot of support my daughter was alive.. At just 1lb 02oz and 11 3/4in long she was very tiny.. Her first week of like she was stable then an infection set in and her lungs began to worsen.. We live two hours from the hospital and were called in to come be with her they didn't think she was gonna make it to much longer Ella stayed very critical for about 3weeks I was called in to the hospital one other time being told again they didn't think she was gonna make it.. At one point they had me hold her (it was the first and only time I've held her so far) because both her hart rate and oxygen levels were so low that they said this my be my only chance to told my daughter alive.. But like a miracle as soon as they placed her in my arms her numbers started rise. My tears of sadness turned to tears of joy! But soon her numbers dipped again. About a week ago the Drs came to me about starting steroids but with a heavy warning that they can cause brain damage but without them she wasn't gonna survive.. So we started them. Ella's oxygen levels have been good since and the doctors have been able to dramatically lower the setting and amount of support on her oscillator (a type of ventilator) she is also starting to grow, Ella is now 2lbs almost twice the size she was when she was born and finally again stable. Ella is truly an amazing strong fighter! We live about an hour and fourtyfive min. From the hospital. It's about a $20 round trip for gas, And we do make  trips down everyday to take Ella fresh milk.  At this point we are unsure what all the insurance with cover and what with be out of pocket..  A lot of unknowns so any support would mean so much at this point. If you are unable to donate it's ok, prayers, and just sharing this link would also mean the world! 


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  • Aron Shebeck
    • $50 
    • 8 yrs
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Kara Schmidt
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Franklin, PA

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