Please say a prayer for Nella

Hey everybody, Geof here! I'm sitting here on Thanksgiving night, feeling all thankful and stuff, and I thought I would give everybody a big thank you for all the prayers and thoughts that you've given us during the past couple months! Friends like you all are what Thanksgiving is all about!! I would also like to give everyone a little update on Nella, so here goes!!....

Since our time in the hospital, Nella has now been on 3 rounds in a row of the antibiotic regimen that lasts 3 weeks! Twice after the 3 week period she would be alright for just about 6 days then get hit with the same symptoms! So, after this last 3 week dose they are weaning her off the Vanko and she will be going in for a FMT operation, where they go through your esophagus, or the other way, and implant some high priced fecal matter into her small intestine! This is supposed to have a 90+ success rate, and is her best hope to beat this disease! We are hoping that this will be the answer and she can finally get back to her old self soon! When she's on the Vanko, she is in good spirits, but tired and out of sorts!!

On a good note, she was bound and determined to get out to the barn to see her horse and friends there, so last Saturday we bundled up against the cold and went to 4-H! She got to ride for about 1/2 hour and we took pizza for everybody so we had kind of a party for Thanksgiving!! It lifted up her spirits a lot just to be there, but in her words, her ride was "amazing"!!! I think it helped to have her favorite beau leading for her!!...

So, please keep her in your prayers a little longer and I'll update how her FMT procedure goes, I'm not sure when that is, but she's down to 2 pills a day so it's gotta be soon!! Happy Thanksgiving all!! Geof