I am truly thankful that in our little family we are all healthy (for the most part) and happy. Unfortunately our extended family of friends have not been quite so lucky, and it weighs on our hearts and minds.

Bekki update   🙂

Bekki is recovering and is currently in a rehabilitation hospital.  She will still need surgery to replace the one-third of her skull that had been taken out.  She is still working on regaining her eyesight, her short-term memory and her equilibrium.  She has a helmet to protect her head while she is walking and moving, and after a month in bed and in the ICU, she has been surprising the doctors by her resilience.  She still has much recovery yet, but there is progress. 

The emotional and financial strain on her family has been tremendous.  A group of her friends are working on a benefit dinner to help out her family.  Hopefully what little we can do will help them out and lessen their burden a little.  I am donating a custom-made child outfit and a photography session with prints to the silent auction.  I hope the bidders think it is worthwhile and their family can get some money from my hobbies.

Update on baby boy T   🙁

Today, the hospital let his family take him home.  They wanted to let them spend what time they had together at home instead of in a sterile, uncomfortable hospital.  The post-birth ultrasound shows that a large part of his brain is not working and a virus has attacked it causing it to die.  It is one of those virus’ that are harmful to the little babies, if a pregnant women has been exposed.  For the rest of us, it’s a common cold and for little baby boy T. it is debilitating.  Additionally, on Easter night his heart started to fail; however, he recovered and his heart murmur even got better. He seems to be alive in spite of what the doctors are saying to them.

To his mommy and daddy, he seems like a healthy little boy, he can see and hear and move.  It is hard to imagine that all the stuff inside is breaking down.  We are so sad for them. I spoke to his mommy tonight and they are just taking it one day at a time.  It’s all they can do.  Tomorrow they are seeing a neurologist and on Thursday they are seeing a cardiologist.  Let’s pray for some good news. 

On the phone I could hear his little baby cries and grunts.  So sweet and so normal.  I don’t want to give up hope that this little guy won’t make it…against all odds. I do believe in miracles, and the power of prayer.  Please keep up the prayers for this little fighter.