Madalyn made a new friend in school named McKenna. Her mother and I visited on the phone for quite some time and discovered that we have some things in common. She is an RN and works in the NICU (Newborn Intensive Care Unit) at St. Francis and is very familiar with the things Claira is going through ... she also recently went through feeding struggles with her last child, Hunter. Hunter was born with malrotation and required immediate surgery when he was diagnosed. After many months of struggling with her son she was able to get him to eat again because of her experiences as a nurse. She has been very successful at getting "hard to feed" babies to eat.
Not only was she helpful in answering questions about Claira's NG tube, etc. she's agreed to help me work with Claira after her surgery. I'm so grateful for this new connection! There's still a chance that we'll be unsuccessful. She may still require the G-tube in order to feed her milk, but she will be able to eat solids and eventually will eat normally.
Saturday, March 10, 2007
Hidden Blessings
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Michael and I were talking about how hard it would be to have a child go through such things and I just remembered that He never gives us more than we can handle and He always provides a way. I know that because of your faith and the prayers of everyone He has done so. In your last post about people donating food, time and money, I thought how wonderful it is that you can now focus on the really important stuff of the kids and Claira and not have to worry about the small stuff all the time. I am very grateful for all the people who have helped you guys. Michael and I wish we were there to help as well. We pray for you all every night. We love you all. Clarissa
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