Nothing to do now but pray.
Backstory
How many times have we been there, felt that helpless, hopeless sense of "nothing more I can do"?Today, my dear friend has been with her baby girl at the emergency room. I say "baby." In truth she's 7, but catastrophically handicapped and brain-damaged. My friend and her husband adopted her almost three years ago; she'd been in foster care since she was abandoned at birth by her mother. Her needs are many: she can't sit, speak, or move on her own, except reflexively. She does not eat, but is tube fed around the clock. She has been subjected to medical procedures she can't begin to understand that have caused her weeks and months of pain. She will never walk or talk, or use the potty, or go to school or learn to read or sing or dance. She can see and hear, but there is no way to measure how well. But she can laugh and smile, and for all her misfortunes, she continues to grow and thrive, for she is surrounded by a boisterous family, full of love, that works very hard to engage her to the extent of her capabilities.
Last night, her father woke in the night to check her in her bed, just because he had a feeling. She was burning with fever and fighting for air. When she began to vomit, her mother decided she needed to be seen by the doctor. They have spent the day at the hospital, had a battery of tests run, and in the end, are bringing her home, still not "herself." There is almost no way to evaluate what happened to her; they can only know what's NOT wrong. The fever is down, and her feeding tube is clear and properly seated. Nothing seems to be wrong...but she is still not right.
And so...we pray. And if you have a moment in your own day, please say a little prayer for her too, will you?
by accidentaltourist in Six-Word Memoirs on Feb 19, 2013 | 
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ShellDeFelice says,
So sorry! Holding up this family right now.NumbrOneAunt says,
AT, i just saw this (3:28 eastern time) and i sent up a prayer for the little one and her family. please do let us know how things go.ba_miracle says,
Saying a prayer for this family and an extra prayer of gratitude that this family took her in and loves her so well.canadafreeze says,
Prayers and warm thoughts to her family and to her. Echo what ba_miracle said.MotorCityMich says,
Your friends have my prayers.BanjoDan says,
I will remember them in my prayers also.accidentaltourist says,
Update: Babygirl still seems "shocky," in momma's words, but she's resting comfortably at home. Momma is exhausted beyond belief, I hope she can sleep tonight. I don't imagine either mom or dad will leave her alone for long this night. I'm waiting to hear if anything changes. Thank you all so much for your prayers and kind thoughts.jl333 says,
Stories like this melt my heart. Bless your friends who took this young girl into their loving home. I pray that the doctors find out what was making the girl sick. I pray that the girl miraculously recovers, and I pray for the loving parents, that they too get some much needed rest. Thanks for sharing your storynotjustagirlintheworld says,
done and so very sorry.