Prayer Request

Please pray for Abby's best friend Maddie. Her latest MRI was not good and her tumor is growing rapidly in her brain. She was placed in hospice on Wednesday. Maddie and Abby are alike in so many ways. They both have rhabdo in about the same area, they both have trachs and feeding tubes and their names are similar. Maddie and her mom have been a huge source of strength and information for us. My heart absolutely breaks for them. Please pray that they are able to keep her pain-free, comfortable and happy during this time. Also pray that her mom and fiancee are able to plan their wedding quickly. Their wedding was postponed by Maddie's diagnosis last May and it is very important to them that Maddie is here to celebrate this important day.

I also ask that you pray for Joel Smith and his family. Joel is five years old and passed away early Tuesday in the room next to ours. This was a very emotional time, knowing what was happening only inches away and praying that we never have to know what it feels like to slowly lose a child.

We are very thankful that Abby's last MRI showed no evidence of disease! This is wonderful news and makes us feel so much better. She was just released from the hospital on Tuesday after a five day stay for bleeding, vomiting and fever. She will go back this Friday for five days of chemo. We are hoping that chemo goes better than the last two times where it has hit her hard and it takes over a week for her to start feeling better.

In other news, Alexis is officially walking! She had been taking six to seven steps, but is now walking everywhere.