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Yesterday, I wrote that we were at war. Today, I'm seeking volunteers.
Dandelion Seeds (the SHMILY lady) has made me aware of someone who needs our prayers. I don't know if any of you have had a hospital-sick kid before but let me tell you, it puts a knot in your gut every time you think of what your child is facing. I've had two of my three children in the hospital at different times with life-threatening ailments. Everything goes on hold. Like a smashed finger, it's all you can think about.
Candace Joy was a smiling 7 year-old girl who until a few weeks ago was as fine and healthy as they come. Then a bout of flu-like symptoms and a few tests by a doctor and they're in the hospital trying to stop an infection in her abdomen and leg that could claim her life. She will have her 13th surgery in less than 20 days tomorrow (Sunday 2/26). She is still smiling, but the stay in a hospital (drugs, surgeries, etc.) is wearing on her and her family. Spending a month in a hospital is not like spending a month in life. Inside an institution like that, you don't have a real grasp of time. A clock and a window can help, but you're really just counting hours. There is no real rhythm to your life when you're being checked, poked, prodded, fed, drugged, re-checked, and changed. Despite medicine's efforts to make hospitals less sterile, it's a stressful experience. Parents going through it with them experience the same stress.
Seeing your child wheeled into surgery is un-nerving. You don't know if something will go wrong or not. You just know that this could be the last time you see them. It's terrifying...and it happens every day in hospitals everywhere because it has to.
Please join with me in praying for Candace and her family. If you feel up to it, sign up for the vigil held tomorrow. Keep watch like me, a sentry in the Kingdom.
Please also consider praying for Emily, whose surgery is Tuesday. Dandelion Seeds has a prayer list.
Dandelion Seeds (the SHMILY lady) has made me aware of someone who needs our prayers. I don't know if any of you have had a hospital-sick kid before but let me tell you, it puts a knot in your gut every time you think of what your child is facing. I've had two of my three children in the hospital at different times with life-threatening ailments. Everything goes on hold. Like a smashed finger, it's all you can think about.
Candace Joy was a smiling 7 year-old girl who until a few weeks ago was as fine and healthy as they come. Then a bout of flu-like symptoms and a few tests by a doctor and they're in the hospital trying to stop an infection in her abdomen and leg that could claim her life. She will have her 13th surgery in less than 20 days tomorrow (Sunday 2/26). She is still smiling, but the stay in a hospital (drugs, surgeries, etc.) is wearing on her and her family. Spending a month in a hospital is not like spending a month in life. Inside an institution like that, you don't have a real grasp of time. A clock and a window can help, but you're really just counting hours. There is no real rhythm to your life when you're being checked, poked, prodded, fed, drugged, re-checked, and changed. Despite medicine's efforts to make hospitals less sterile, it's a stressful experience. Parents going through it with them experience the same stress.
Seeing your child wheeled into surgery is un-nerving. You don't know if something will go wrong or not. You just know that this could be the last time you see them. It's terrifying...and it happens every day in hospitals everywhere because it has to.
Please join with me in praying for Candace and her family. If you feel up to it, sign up for the vigil held tomorrow. Keep watch like me, a sentry in the Kingdom.
Please also consider praying for Emily, whose surgery is Tuesday. Dandelion Seeds has a prayer list.
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