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Archive for May, 2010

Zachary had another rough night…. I think his kidney is done :( He is very puky, very swollen and very little to no urine.. I feel so bad for him ..Last night at 11pm the Nurses up here moved us into one of their special BIG BIG rooms with a BIG screen TV and X-BOX in hope to up his spirits a little . He knows he is sick and just wants to go home. I don’t think we are going home anytime soon. Labs today even worse. His creatinie “kidney function” is very high. His WT count and Hemoglobin are also very very low.  Pretty much all of his labs are off.

WCCO Did another story on Zachary last night.

#2 Story

http://wcco.com/local/zachary.kidney.failure.2.1706526.html

Please watch his NEW Video … DONATE LIFE !!

http://www.onetruemedia.com/shared?p=ac8b7c0822def93bf101df&skin_id=601


Please keep passing along his website and facebook !! We need to find Zachary a HERO ! I am getting very worried… Over 500 have called in and we still have no match !! He could take another 500 people to find Zachary the perfect kIDNEY.. We just have to find that right person.. DONATE LIFE !!

If you are interested in getting tested to donate a kidney to Zach: If you are A+ A- O+ O- call (612) 672-7270 (Local #)
1-800-328-5465 Have them send you a kit. Take this kit to your local clinic where they will draw your blood. There is no cost!

We are also walking in the National Kidney Walk this year.. If you would like to walk or donate in Honor of Zachary please click below.

http://donate.kidney.org/site/TR/Walk/MinnesotatheDakotasampIowa?px=1100384&pg=personal&fr_id=2710

Zachary’s WCCO story #1 story….http://wcco.com/health/kidney.donor.search.2.1554998.html

Please check out Zachary’s facebook

http://www.facebook.com/pages/Save-Zachary-Elsenpeter/275300678444

Thank you, for all your thoughts and prayers,
Stacey

Monday, May 31st, 2010
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Thank you for all your prayers …

Zachary had a rough night.. Very irritable and itchy. He is coughing a lot from the Pneumonia and He only had 100cc of urine all night long. Not good. He is very swollen and puky. His blood pressures have been very low because he is sepsis. The Good, he is fever FREE!! The bad his kidney is not working but his body is fighting off this infection. Please pray for his Kidney to wake up and for Urine.

Stacey

Sunday, May 30th, 2010
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Zachary is still running high fevers and his Blood pressures are low.. His Mitrofanoff site popped open and lots of puss came out. He is already growing Grand NEG & POSITIVE in his site so they are treating him with 2 different IV antibiotic. DRs are thinking the infection started in the Mitrofanoff went into the Bladder up to the Kidney and than into his Blood.. He is also starting to cough and is having a harder time breathing from the Pneumonia.

I feel so bad for him.. He is Miserable, His body is wiped. I haven’t seen him this sick in a long time.

Please pray for his body to fight this infection, for his Kidney to heal and for a HERO to be found to donate a kIDNEY to Zachary.

Thank you for all your thoughts and prayers,

Stacey

Saturday, May 29th, 2010
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UPDATE # 10AM

The Drs are thinking Pneumonia and cellulite’s in his Mitrofanoff site that went into the bladder and up to the Kidney. Zachary is very sick.. He is still running a very high fever 104.8 and nothing is taking it down. They have started him on 2 different IV antibiotics and he is in complete Kidney failure .. He needs a HERO NOW ..Please pass on his site!! He needs lots of prayers.

UPDATE- 5:00AM

Fever 104.7 !! We are down at the U of M .. Zachary is very sick , his labs are very very bad ! They are doing a full body work-up to see what is going on. I will update when I know more.

Zachary has a fever of 103.5 !! He’s not acting sick or in pain.. Not sure why he has a fever. I called the DR and they don’t seem to concerned ! He said, just bring him through the ER tomorrow and let him rest at home over night… I am not sure how I feel about that.. But this could be why his labs looked awful yesterday. Please Pray for his fever to come down.

I will update late…

Stacey

Friday, May 28th, 2010
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My little Austin has Strep Thoart for the 1st time.. He was running a fever of 104.4 last night and 103 throughout the day. He is feeling better tonight but very tired. Please pray for his health and that Zachary and Kiley don’t get it.

Today I have been on the phone all day calling Hospitals in the US . I am on a MISSION to SAVE my SON! . I called Mayo Hospita again… It sounds like we are going to Mayo again to see what they have to offer. The bad… They have NEVER treated a child in Zachary’s situation with high Antibodies.. The youngest was a teenage. I also talked with John Hopkins in Baltimore and we are trying to set something up for us to fly out there for a work-up and to see what they have to offer. They have treated high Antibodies successfully in Adults but not Children…. I am so worried…. Please pray for answer and for a MIRACLE!

WCCO Did another story on Zachary .

#2 Story

http://wcco.com/local/zachary.kidney.failure.2.1706526.html

Please watch his NEW Video … DONATE LIFE !!

http://www.onetruemedia.com/shared?p=ac8b7c0822def93bf101df&skin_id=601


Please keep passing along his website and facebook !! We need to find Zachary a HERO ! I am getting very worried… Over 600 have called in and we still have no match !! He could take another 600 people to find Zachary the perfect kIDNEY.. We just have to find that right person.. DONATE LIFE !!

If you are interested in getting tested to donate a kidney to Zach: If you are A+ A- O+ O- call (612) 672-7270 (Local #)
1-800-328-5465 Have them send you a kit. Take this kit to your local clinic where they will draw your blood. There is no cost!

We are also walking in the National Kidney Walk this year.. If you would like to walk or donate in Honor of Zachary please click below.

http://donate.kidney.org/site/TR/Walk/MinnesotatheDakotasampIowa?px=1100384&pg=personal&fr_id=2710

Zachary’s WCCO story #1 story….http://wcco.com/health/kidney.donor.search.2.1554998.html

Please check out Zachary’s facebook

http://www.facebook.com/pages/Save-Zachary-Elsenpeter/275300678444

Thank you, for all your thoughts and prayers,
Stacey

Tuesday, May 25th, 2010
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