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Whitney (12:20pm PST, Friday, 2/18/22) I woke up feeling angry today. Angry and emotionally tired. Probably from the whiplash effect of the news we received. We thought progress was being made, that grafts were being placed today. That anger quickly turned to feeling defeat. Then feelings of wanting to give up. To quit.  I find myself at times living cautiously. The belief is, when I’m cautious or reserved I won’t get hurt. That’s a lie. It still hurts, you just outwardly don’t show it as much. I’m learning though. Learning to open up, get excited and hopeful. Being vulnerable is a learned behavior, that I’m still learning. The blessings are rich from being vulnerable.  I found strength in your messages today. I found strength in great friends, and complete strangers. You reminded me, we’ve got this. God has us. And if God has us we cannot fail and we won’t fall! After her surgery this morning she came back freezing (as usual). She asked me to get really near and cuddle her. I...

Whitney (9:00 AM PST, Friday, 2/18/22) The cultures taken from multiple areas on Pepper’s body came back positive. Her body is covered in a multi resistant strain of bacteria. This type of bacteria loves burns, and she has a lot of burns. No grafts today. Taking her to the OR now to scrub her. Tomorrow shower. She is at risk for sepsis, which is very dangerous.