Scarlett is well on her way to recovery and has been discharged! Alyssa and I are amazed at this answer to prayer. Please take a moment today to worship with us and give thanks that it was His will and glory to overcome Influenza-A & RSV in such short time. Our heart goes out to all the other parents out there that have a young one fighting this dangerous virus.
God Bless,
Daniel & Alyssa
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Troy from Calvary just left and we had the joy of praying in thanks and awe. Our baby girl has had her oxygen tubes removed and it feels like a miracle! She has been without the added oxygen for several hours and has maintaned a 94%+ Oxygen saturation level. Thank you soo much for all the prayers. Praise and glory be to God for all of his wonderfull works.
I would also like to give a thank you to Dr Chan and all of the nurses on the fourth floor. What caring and dedicated work you do!
Words from Alyssa Hoverson Schott, “Thank you all for your caring thoughts and prayers. We know that God is with our beautiful angel Scarlett as she continues to improve. She is a tough little cookie and even when she is sick she finds the strength to smile! Praise God for looking over her.”
{She is excited about this blogging thing and said she wants her own account after this is all over}
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What a wonderful morning it is. Praise God for all the prayers and support we had yesterday. Alyssa, Scarlett, and I had a full night’s rest and we had much peace as God and Altru’s providers watched over us. I must send a specific thank you to our pastors at Calvary Lutheran church as we had a visit at just the right time yesterday and were able to spend time in prayer.
I have a wonderful video to share with you of Scarlett and some fun we had with her yesterday. Debbie Hoverson, Alyssa’s mother, stopped by with some flowers and a teddy bear {she collects them and knows the cutest ones} which cracked a nice smile by Scarlett. This was followed up by my parents Wayne and Marcia Schott who also brought in a teddy and ballon. With all this love Scarlett’s ear to ear smile was back!
Now I do have to caution that there is still a long struggle ahead. Scarlett has continued fast breathing, crackling, wheezing and is at high risk of developing pneumonia. The only thing we can do for her right now is continue to love, pray, and support her in any way we can. She is taking tamiflu and has oxygen to support her.
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Her improved stats and least favorite medical device!
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Glad to hear she is doing better. What a wonderful day. Hope the day continues to get better! She has the best family to care for her. Hope to see her again soon! XOXO
Hi Dan& Alyssa!
It's very nice to see Scarlett smiling that means she is feeling better and with all our love, thoughts and prayers and of course with the love of God soon we going to see a speedy recovery!
JJ & I want to let you know that we are praying for her and from here we send our love and good vibes your way!
OXOXOX
Scarlett is just beautiful! Thank you for directing me to this blog, so I could see all the pictures of her and read her story. It is evident that she is loved dearly by family and friends and that there is a great faith in God’s power amongst all of you. I will pray for her to continue to strengthen and heal quickly!
Great news! So glad beautiful Scarlett is no longer on oxygen and all had a good night’s sleep. We’ll keep the prayers coming your way along with love and good thoughts that things continue in this positive direction. Dan,thanks for fielding our texts- finally got on your blog! Love the video and all your posts / updates. Would love to see a pic of Scarlett and Mom;) Love to all. Lisa&Mike, Lauren, Aidan & Paige
Btw, Dan, you’re right. Your daughter is gorgeous!!!
Glad to hear things are looking better. Wishing your family the best. 
Scarlett is one of the happiest infants I have ever known.
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She is beautiful, curious, and smiles ear to ear when she sees her mom or dad. Although I may favor her because she is my daughter I think she is possibly the cutest little girl of 2010!
Scarlett was born October 21st and weighed in at just above 7lbs 15 ounces. I praise God everyday for our little blessing and all that he has given us. She is now four months today and even though she is fighting infant influenza she finds a way to smile. We noticed symptoms similar to what our older son had as a baby with coughing, runny nose, and fussiness. After a day these little symptoms started getting worse and she had a tough time feeding and had some wheezing. Two nights ago I stayed up with her to carefully observe her conditions as things were not improving and I get pretty nervous when it comes to my children. My wife took the first shift for sleeping as she had been working hard all day with Scarlett to give her the best care any mother could. When I woke up at 6am I heard a very shallow breathing baby that was very lethargic and I knew it was time to bring her in. I rushed upstairs and let my wife know what the status was and before I could get back downstairs she was following me with a jacket on ready to bring Scarlett to the ER. (I guess my wife can truly get ready in a snap!)
Altru Health System is only five minutes away from our house so my wife made it to the ER quickly. Altru triaged her appropriately and were providing care within minutes. We must always be thankful to have state of the art facilities and access to knowledgeable providers in the U.S. As a parent it would be very difficult to
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even consider not having the correct care or availability of care when your child is hurting!
Scarlett was diagnosed with influenza and immediately admitted to the hospital. She has had some wonderful nurses and doctors looking over her and she does her ear to ear smile each time a new provider stops in. It is such a relief to know that these people truly care about our daughter and are willing to share their warmth and help make Scarlett’s recovery go better.
Scarlett’s current status is stable and we wait hour by hour to see if she will improve or if this is only the beginning of more challenges down the road. Scarlett has an oxygen monitor that helps us understand how hard it is for her to breath {fluctuates from 88 to 98} and she has an iv to make sure dehydration does not become a factor. The poor little thing has had several rough hours of coughing and weezing/crackling and it is still hard for her to feed. I know there are several other parents out there going through the same thing and it just hurts not being able to make your child comfortable. I would do anything to take this illness and pain from her but I must be patient and have faith in God and all of the wonderful people at Altru.
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I am writing this just after holding Scarlett from a coughing spell. My wife is sound asleep and I will enjoy some sleep when my shift is done! My wife does not like this “shift work” talk but I see it as the only way to maintain our health and still help Scarlett out in any way we can.
In closing I would like to leave you with some links on Infant Influenza. There are many dangers and several infants have had to endure long fights with the virus this year. Sadly, some have not made it. There are also many way to prevent exposure to this virus and I ask all of you to consider the steps below to help keep our infants safe.
Please keep Scarlett in your prayers.
1) Go get a flu shot, today!
2) Wash your hands and children’s hands often
3) Avoid large crowds or gatherings where people may not have had their flu shot
4) Make sure your baby is getting all the rest and nutrition he/she can so that if the flu does strike they will have the strength to fight through.
http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/influenza/DS00081 – **Info about the Flu from the Mayo Clinic
http://www.cdc.gov/flu/weekly/summary.htm – Weekly Summary of Flu stats by CDC
http://www.cdc.gov/flu/protect/children.htm – Good information about the Flu and your children
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So sorry to hear about Scarlett's tough time. We'll join those praying for her! Bart & Linsey
Please feel free to send Alyssa and Scarlett your thoughts here.
We pray for Scarlet´s complete recovery. This is a very scarey virus and no fun even when we
are adults to have it. You are wonderful loveing and quick acting parents. We will pray for
strength for all of your family. "Lord we pray for your presence to hold Scarlet and help her
breath and give her parents the strength they need to stay alert and helpful to Scarlet. by your
grace and strength we know you heal , Thank you Lord"
Oh my…I am only checking Facebook today because I have the day off and never seem to get to it. I am thankful that i too can pray for this dear little one. I believe we don't give flu shots to babies unless they are 6 months and over.
Xavier and I are parying and thinking about his little sister! She is in good hands! We are wishing her a speedy recovery! He brought me a bottle last night for 'his bebe' XOXO, Xavier and Scarlett's godmother
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Our thoughts and prayers are with your family as you go through this..just saw it on facebook. Delyle and lory
Dan and Alyssa, My thoughts and prayers are with you… I can't imagine the emotions and fears when you see your little one going through this. Prayer for complete and quick recovery.
love,Valerie
Alyssa, would like to thank you for all the thoughts and prayers. This is an incredibly difficult time. Family and friends sure help with this burden. We just found out Scarlett has Influenza and RSV. If you have time you should try giving Alyssa a call.
Love,
The Schotts
BIg Red weighed 7 oz at birth? Was she a Joey? Me and Iceman are thinking of you Hoverson-Schotts. Much peace and joy to your little team!
Hey Dan,
I just want to tell you how important you have been to motorola and motorola.com. Thanks for all your support of our new tablet and I’m hoping AND praying for Scarlett to be on the mend here shortly.
Melvin and Iceman also have your in their thoughts and prayers and are hoping for a speedy recovery.
Sanjay Jha
Thanks for the catch, updated to mom approved weight of 7lbs 14 ounces
Hope Scarlet feels better!!!!
Your Cousin,
Hannah Swanson
Scarlett can't wait to see you!
Hi Scarlett, Alyssa, Dan and Xavier,
We are thinking of you all and praying that Scarlett gets well very soon!
xoxox
Love,
Leah, Dean, Hannah and Drew
Sorry to hear of Scartlett's medical condition. Glad to hear that she is in good care and making progress. We will pray for her that she gets better quickly! – Stephanie & the family
Thank you sis. We are starting to see some positive signs. She really lit up when mom was singing to her and dad was playing with a balloon in front of her. I will post the vid soon.
So sorry to hear about this..I’m glad she is getting the care she needs and you are amazing parents to act so fast. Praying for her!
I am glad to hear that there are some positive signs. It is amazing how healing smiles and laughter can be to a baby. She is lucky to have such loving and caring parents. My thoughts and prayers are with scarlet throughout the day for a full, quick recovery!
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Lisa Stanley 7:45 am on February 23, 2011 Permalink |
I hope you feel better i love you and i said prayers for you
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your cousin Paige
Carey 8:31 am on February 23, 2011 Permalink |
She certainly looks happy and ready to get out in the world! Glad to see she’s on the mend.