Prayers for him, his wife, and his baby:
From: “John Stephenson”
Date: July 10, 2008 9:34:51 PM MDT
Subject: Urgent Prayer Request for My Co-BloggerPlease keep my co-blogger, his wife, and un-born child in your prayers. Gribbit, my snarky co-blogger, has been going through a lot lately. He explains it extensively at STACLU and his own blog. His family needs lots of prayers. Please let others know about this, and keep him and his in your own prayers as well.
http://gribbitonline.com/2008/07/10/gribbit-is-back/
http://www.stoptheaclu.com/archives/2008/07/10/gribbit-is-back/14 weeks ago we found out through a blood screen that she had an abnormal protein level in her blood. This abnormality indicated a possibility that our child COULD have a birth defect called Spina Bifida. This was confirmed as being so at 21 weeks through ultrasound.
Our baby has a lesion on her back where the neural tube (which develops within 12 days of conception) failed to close around the spinal cord. The lesion begins at the L2 vertebrae, which indicates potential damage below that point. The extent of the damage to her spinal cord will not be known until after she is born in approximately 6-8 weeks.
The next step for us is our Daughter’s delivery in late August via C-section at University Hospital in Cincinnati (we hope). The surgery to close her neural tube and the lesion will take place within 48 hours of delivery at Cincinnati Children’s Hospital by a Neurosurgeon (we’re sure). If needed at that time, a shunt will be implanted to drain spinal fluid from the ventricles in her brain due to Hydrocephalus which is a result of Chiari Malformation. This is where the cerebellum sits too low on the spinal column. So far, there is no indication that any fluids have begun to accumulate and let us pray that none do as it can lead to cognitive problems for our daughter in her future. She will remain in Cincinnati Children’s for 10 days to 2 weeks for recovery.
This was originally written over a week ago and we’ve since had some bad news. There is now evidence of substantial hydrocephalus. Also, her head and tummy measurements are about 2 weeks behind which has raised some other questions. She is scheduled for an Amnio on Monday. More info about that as soon as we know.
Barring any additional complications or defects discovered by the Amnio or worsening of the hydrocephalus, we expect delivery on August 20th and closure surgery on the 21st. I’ll be periodically be updating this info.
One cannot do better than U.C. med center and Cincinnati Children’s Hospital, especially Children’s. As a foster parent of a CF child, I know Children’s is the absolute best.
They will be in my prayers.
– Prayers from our house to yours. All the best to you, and your wife, and hopes for the best of health for your new baby.
Sincere prayers for peace, wisdom and healing for your entire family. May the hand of God touch you and yours and may you all feel His love.
I cannot begin to imagine what that must be like. Our most heartfelt condolences and prayers to you and yours.
JD: I suppose that, in fact, you do understand what they are going through far better than most of us. I complain about too many things too often but I thank God every day for the health and welfare of my family.
BJ – We spent weeks in the neo-natal ICU with our first angel, so in that regard … On the other hand, we have been abundantly blessed with healthy happy little girls, and I am thankful for that every day.
Prayers for the family and blessings on the talented medical staff working to help them.
Oh, dear. Thoughts, hopes, and prayers from me.
I swear, I’m so stupid. A charity I give to annoys me with the volume of solicitation material they send me (c’mon, folks! I give you money to help people, not to ask for more money!), so I’ve been looking for a new, worthy charity.
Duh! CHMC!
It should have been obvious. My mom retired from there, both my sisters work there, and I was a patient there when I was 9.
And, yes, it’s a damned good hospital.
I will pray for them. They have a hard road ahead.
It sounds as though Meckels is suspected. I pray there is no other sign of that.
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Rom 8:38-39 “For I am persuaded, that neither death, nor life, nor angels, nor principalities, nor powers, nor things present, nor things to come, nor height, nor depth, nor any other creature, shall be able to separate us from the love of God, which is in Christ Jesus our Lord.”
Please support me in prayer for few things:
For RENEWING IN THE SPIRIT, prayers that are have efficiency, might, closeness with the Lord
For friend KACA -that she RECONCILE with her NEBOJSA, for their NEW BEGINNING.. That he does not pay attention to one JELENA, who is like after him, ENJOYING IN DESTROYING RELATIONSHIPS, GOSSIPING OTHERS, SELFSHNESS, but to REMEMBER LONG LOVE WITH KACA, and all reconciliations & that KACA and N officially get married.. That K. & N show their FEELINGS, and that GOD work out peace between them, healing their old hurts.. That they get married.. and thank you
Also that for me, MARINA, God ASAP send a RIGHT MAN FOR A HUSBAND – To have UNDERSTANDING, LOVE,PASSION AND GENTLENESS – THAT GOD BRING SINGLE AND COMPLETE PERSON, FORMED, GIFTED, etc.
And for many blessings on YOUR, MINE, KACA’S.. on our families, for HEALTH, more finances, God’s leading and protection..God’s spiritual & financial blessings-BLESS YOU
Your sister in Christ, MARINA