Fever Strikes!!

We went to a doctor's appointment on Tuesday morning. Gracie's red blood cells were too low and she needed a blood transfusion. She began to run a fever that was higher than 101.5 and that's the cut off and she had to be hospitalized. Over the past couple of days her fever has been up and down. The highest it's been is 103.3 and the lowest is 99--she is hanging in there. She's actually in a morphine haze, which I think is good. Hopefully, she won't remember too much of this. She has really bad sores in her mouth--they cover her entire mouth--it's pretty gross!! Her mouth and gums are swollen and we learned that the lesions are in her throat as well. The morphine she is on is for managing the pain from the sores. They think her mouth will start feeling better in a couple of days. She's pretty out of it. She hasn't eaten for 3 days, (Monday afternoon was the last time she ate) she started on IV food this evening.

It's so hard seeing her in so much pain. I'm too tired myself to think of something funny right now. I'm sure I'll come up with something--then I'll add it!!!

Grandpa Cluff came to visit today and brought Grace a bright sombrero from Mexico!! He brought Jessica and Jane one as well. We'll get a picture of all three of them and post it as soon as possible.

We hope this finds you well. We would be remiss if we didn't say thank you for the many care packages, food, friendship and especially your prayers. There's been so many days that the package or food or note or phone call or email was exactly what we needed. There is no way for us to thank all of you enough.

Oooh!!! Gracie's hair has begun to fall out--it's kind of weird and it doesn't hurt for it to fall out so that's a major bonus!!!! It's a bit itchy though. She's pretty sure she's going to be cute bald, we'll have to wait and see.

Have a super evening.

Fund Established for Grace

The Cluff Family has blessed the lives of numerous people through their kindness, service, and caring. They have borne the burdens of many throughout the years. Now, we feel it is our turn to lighten the burden that the Cluff family is now bearing.

How We Can Help
First and foremost, Grace needs our prayers and faith. Nothing can substitute for that.

Another way that we can lighten their load is by lessening the large financial burden that results from the treatment of such diseases. We all understand how expensive the cost of health care can be.

We are asking that you consider donating to assist with Grace's medical costs. In order to simplify the process of making a donation, we have set up a fund in Grace's name at Wells Fargo Bank. We chose Wells Fargo because of the large number of locations that they have throughout Texas and the Western U.S.

The simplest way to donate is to visit a Wells Fargo Bank. Let them know you want to make a contribution to the fund for “Grace Camilla Cluff” (make sure to give them her full name). Checks should be made payable to “Grace Camilla Cluff”. See below on how to find a Bank location near you.

There are numerous other ways to make a donation (i.e. we can send you an envelope and a deposit slip to mail in, you can mail a check made out to “Grace Camilla Cluff” to us and we can deposit it, etc.).

If you have any questions, or would like more information on the other methods of making a donation, please don't hesitate to contact us by sending an email to: enscarfment@netzero.net

Thank you for all your love and support,

Darren and Victoria (Melissa's sister) Carpenter
enscarfment@netzero.net

To locate a Wells Fargo near you:
Go to their website (http://www.wellsfargo.com/) and type in your Zip Code in the area entitled “Find ATMs/Locations” on the left-hand side of the web page.
Call Wells Fargo at 1-800-956-4442, and select “0” to speak with a representative.