Update - March 25, 2012
This is Melanie. I just spoke to Leslie and here is an update. Friday night was pretty much hell on earth for the Briggs family. The doctors told Leslie that she needed to pay attention to make sure the constant drip of spinal fluid didn't stop or there would be a problem. Thursday night it stopped dripping. They were concerned and called to find out what to do. They were told to 'keep an eye' on it. Leslie got continually worse. By Friday evening she was shaking and throwing up. Her temperature was 103.8. Hal rushed her to the hospital because these are signs of spinal meningitis. When I talked to him he was very scared and worried about his kids. Their good friend Richard went to the house to stay with the big kids. I have the little girls in Pocatello. Richard stayed with the kids until Hal's brother and sister-in-law, Bob and Kathy, could get there after midnight and stay overnight.
They admitted Leslie to the hospital in Logan. She does have spinal meningitis and was very sick. She made it through the night. They were pumping her full of antibiotics to try and get the infection under control. On Saturday afternoon she was transferred by ambulance to University of Utah Medical Center, where she is now.
Dr. Orlandi returned early from his trip to help with the situation. He explained to Leslie today that because they have her on such a high dose of antibiotic to fight the spinal meningitis that the cells in her body may be sealing the hole. She may not have to have the surgery to fix the bone, which would be a huge blessing.  She will have to be attached to an IV drip for the next 3 weeks.
They will be keeping her in the hospital until Tuesday, at least. Hal has taken the next few days off and really wants to thank his friend Chris for saving him at work. I am very concerned about Hal and his health. He is exhausted with worry and he has not slept much. He is headed for a big crash. I am hoping that he will be able to get some sleep while his wife and children are being cared for.
A big thank you goes to Cindy Ness and her girls for going to Logan to stay with the big kids until Leslie's friend Robin gets there tonight to take over.
Hal and Leslie wanted to make sure that I give everyone a true, heart-felt thank you to all who have given so much to help them. They have an amazing ward and amazing families. Thank you so much to all.

Some good news, Stephanie started last Monday, I took over Wednesday and we are all proud to say that I believe Lucy Briggs is potty trained. No peeing accidents since Wednesday and today she pooped in the potty. She is so proud of her sticker chart and loves all of the special prizes she has earned. Bailey lost her other front tooth last night. The tooth fairy gave her two whole dollars. I seriously think I got 2 dimes. The price of teeth has gone up a lot. Wowziers!
On behalf of Leslie's family we want to thank everyone who has helped us through this challenging time. It is so amazing to watch prayers be answered.