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http://aplacecalledsimplicity.blogspot.com/2010/03/we-didnt-get-memo.html


I'm tempted to cut and paste this WHOLE blog.....please read it.  It is convicting.  Every word resounded with TRUTH!  This is what real Christianity is all about....not taking the "easy comfortable" way....somehow I don't think Jesus died just so we could have some middle class kind of safe life...  This blog really spoke to me today.  Looking back over my life, there were so many wasted years, where I did not give my all to God.  Still, right now, I wonder if I'm doing all I could do for God.  There is a whole decade of my life, where I just coasted, battled my own demons, and really wasted my years.  Oh I have so much regret now.....  We only have one life to live.... will you make your life count for God?  We are not saved by our works BUT we will stand before God one day, and give an account of those works!  That is sobering to me. 

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So as I reflect on the above blog, I can't help but be thankful for the day to day ministry with these precious 5 that God has given to me

 

 

Selah after therapy, look at those knees.  Her PT said that she might be able to go down on the prescription drug Bacifine -it is used for stiffness, tightness of the limbs.  It is not a usual thing to be able to go down with the drug!

She has also not had to have Valium since Saturday!

 

Sarah rolling on her blue ball

She was laughing right before I took this bottom picture, in it she looks serious

 

This picture of Sam and Steve is stinking funny looking! 

 

 

Look at Selah paying attention to the video~

 

I thought at first her eyes were closed but then I saw some movement that seemed to go right along with what was on the tv

 

And Shad man posing:) 

 

 

 

These are the treasures I have, all with crazy unique stories, three from faraway places, two from my tummy, that were miracles in their own right.....No matter what we go through in life, I've been so blessed to have these five kids. 

 

Jack & Jenson A VERY URGENT Need!!!!!!!!! Please Share!

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A friend of mine is nearing the end of their adoption of two boys, Jack and Jenson.  They will be traveling in the next few weeks and still need quite a bit to be fully funded.  Both of the boys are older, Jensen is 14 years old, has Cerebral Palsy  and near the cut off age for adoption from his country.  Jack is 8 and has Xeroderma Pigmentosum which is fatal. 

I know we have a focus child for this month, but this is an urgent situation and I felt I needed to share it. 

This is from their mom:

Hello everyone and thank you for taking the time to read about Jack, Jensen and our quest to bring them home. For those who haven't yet heard about our journey or don't know much about our need, I'll introduce you to our journey here. Those who already know get to read about these precious boys again. (-; While we're still waiting on our official travel dates, we have been told to expect to travel in about three weeks and could use all the supporters that we can get to come forward- not only to help us with gathering the funds we need to bring them home but to also keep the boys in their prayers.
Last August, we read about then-7 year old Jack, a sweet little boy who has lived in an orphanage in China for nearly his entire life and has been passed over time and time again for adoption. Jack has an incredibly rare medical condition called Xeroderma Pigmentosum (also known as XP) and once we knew that we could take care of his needs, we committed to Jack in October. It has been estimated that less than 1,000 people have this condition worldwide. XP is characterized by an intolerance of UV rays, meaning people with XP cannot handle any amount of UV rays from any source- whether they be natural (like from the sun) or man-made (like from lights and other sources). People with this condition need to be kept away from all sources of UV and that means they need for significant precautions to be taken in order to keep them safe. The homes and schools of XP affected individuals need to be made safe by having all windows specially treated with UV-safe tinting. Vehicles must also be tinted in this fashion. People with XP cannot go outside without being covered from head to toe in protective gear (clothing made to block rays, long sleeved shirts, UV safe gloves, layers, specialized hoods that fully cover, the head, face, ears and neck, etc...). No part of them can be exposed at all unless the sun has completely set and there are no UV sources (like lights) around. Even if such UV sources aren't present and individuals are in their protective gear, the time spent outside must be extremely limited. Families must travel with UV meters to check to levels of UV present in buildings and vehicles that have not been treated to see if they are safe. They usually aren't and, as such, XP affected individuals must remain in their protective gear in full for the duration of their stays in such structures. Highly specialized and frequent medical care is necessary and that includes, but is not limited to, regular visits to dermatologists, oncologists, ophthalmologists, audiologists, neurologists, developmental and educational specialists, occupational therapists, etc... (Not each person with XP needs each of these specialists but most folks need the majority of them at least on occasion- some more regularly than others- and some of these medical professionals are needed by all folks with XP. Some need additional specialists.) The risk of cancer is very real for these folks and most statistics say that it is somewhere around 2,000 times more likely for a person with XP to get cancer than for a non-affected person and that is under the best of circumstances. Without all the protective measures and medical care, the risk is even greater. Most people with XP get their first cancer at around 18 months to two years of age and people usually get multiple highly aggressive cancers very early on as well. Jack is now 8 years old and has never had the medical care or protections that are critical for his survival. It isn't that his caretakers don't care about or love him. It is that they don't fully understand the condition and his needs and that the proper care is not available where he is now. Most people with XP do not even live to the age that Jack is now (especially if they have never had protections or care) so it truly is a miracle that this little boy is clinging to life. Every picture we have of Jack shows progressive skin damage and it is highly likely that he already has cancerous and precancerous lesions and tumors. Looking at the damage he has already sustained, I would also assume that he has dealt with a lot of pain over the years too. From what I hear, Jack is a shy yet loving young boy who enjoys crafts, music, stories, running, jumping, puzzles (though he gets frustrated with difficult ones) and the electronics of volunteers who have spent time in his facility. (-; He has never been able to attend regular school because of his condition and currently attends a special education enrichment class at his orphanage. This sweetie needs to come home to medical care, love, hope, education, opportunity and family. We would love your help in making that happen.


Several months after committing to Jack, we learned about Jensen. We were drawn to him right away but weren't sure about committing because we were already struggling with raising the funds necessary to bring home Jack. However, it wasn't long before we knew that we had to commit and trust that, with hard work and a lot of help, we would be able to bring both boys home. Jensen is a super sweet almost 14 year old boy who has Cerebral Palsy and has also been waiting almost his entire life to get a family. In China, once a child hits the age of 14, they age out of their country's adoption program and they forever lose their chance at a family. With a special need (especially a very visible and obvious need such as Cerebral Palsy) and no family, Jensen's future would be quite grim. We do not have any sort of savior complex but we knew we could not allow him to deal with such a fate. We're not perfect but we know that we could help bring so many things to Jensen that he would never get to experience without being adopted- primarily the love, safety and security that comes from belonging to a dedicated family. (Of course, this sweet boy will be an incredible blessing to all of us as well.) Once we committed to Jensen, people began coming forward to express their happiness that he found a family. Apparently, he has quite a fan club! (-; Volunteers who have met him in the past absolutely love him. They all told us that he has the most special spirit that they have ever witnessed and that he is truly loving, perseverant (always gets up when he falls- which happens a lot because of his CP- and keeps going), inquisitive and handsome. All have mentioned that he longs for permanent connections and a sense of belonging. A couple have told me that he can be lovably stubborn sometimes and keeps his room a bit messy too but we're okay with that! He's very much a typical teenager in that regard. (-; We cannot imagine this wonderful young man missing out on what all kids deserve but he has never fully had- the love and hope that a family can bring. I am sure that all of you want that for him too.


Both boys have conditions that have required that we make significant modifications to our home to make sure that they are safe and can access all areas that they need to on a daily basis. Everything is set for them here. All the big paperwork steps have been done and we are just waiting on a few small end-of-process steps to be completed in China so we can travel. Like I have mentioned, we are still waiting on those official travel dates but have been told by our agency to expect to travel in about three weeks. We very much need help in order to make that happen and we'd be blessed if you can help us gather the last $16,000 required. This is an expensive process but is absolutely worth every single struggle. We are doing all we can to keep costs as low as possible but most are totally out of our control. For those that we can control, we have taken every step we can to be as conservative as possible with the costs. One example would be that, I will be traveling alone. A good portion of that is cost-related but it is also so my husband can be home with our other children and continue to work during the two weeks or so that I'll be traveling. Being that I'm a teacher and summer break is upon us and that my husband is in the military, it just made more sense that I be the one to travel. We have tried countless efforts to gather the required funds and are down to the last $16,000 needed. With the adoption being expedited because of Jack's extreme health needs and Jensen being on the verge of aging out, we have significantly less time than is typical to put the funds together. It is our hope that an army of supporters can rally to help us in this final push to help our boys come home. Our exact travel dates are coming soon and these sweet boys cannot afford delays. Jensen only has a few weeks before he ages out and Jack's health is such that his life can slip away at any time. I don't say any of that to be depressing or over-dramatic but, rather, to be realistic so people can truly understand the situation. If you can help by contributing (and know that no amount is "too small"), praying and spreading the word about our journey and need, we would be incredibly grateful. You will be helping transform lives in a truly beautiful way and we will forever remember and feel the blessings you have helped orchestrate.
Thank you so much for caring about Jack and Jensen and for helping us get to these loving young men on time. We appreciate that your support and your part in this journey.
Angela

Please read their blog and help if you can!  This is a really urgent situation!   You can give through their blog

Grace Church

 

I keep trying for "that" family picture....but in this one Selah is sleeping Jon and Sam are not looking at the camera and Steve is holding Sarah like a sack of potatoes:)   I need a summer one to replace the one on the top of the blog where we all have winter clothes on!  It's too hot to look at us in sweaters!

 

We are really excited about some things happening at our church.  We came to this church 7.5 years ago.  It was a literal junkyard and falling down.  We had to have dump trucks come in and take away all the junk that was on the property, in the buildings...it was unreal especially to someone like me who could totally do "Clean House"  I LOVE to throw things, or give things away, and that's when it's my stuff.  I really love it when friends let me clean out their house or closets.  So I had lots of stuff to throw away here.   Since being here, we have redone all the buildings, the yard, torn down part of a building and rebuilt.  It's been a lot of physical work.  Obviously we've had a lot of help too!

 

Just as we've had to work on the physical aspects, there have been real spiritual aspects here that have been hard to deal with.  Without going into specifics, there have been things that needed to be corrected, dealt with and changed.  It's been a lonely ministry at times.  But we were committed.  We've had people come and go over the years and honestly it was good when they left, if they weren't  on board and positive.  When the accident happened, and we were gone for so long, we wondered at times how it would affect our church, but we didn't focus on it because there was nothing we could do and our focus is ALWAYS on our family FIRST!  When we came home, there were some changes and it was good.  We finally are seeing a light, a break through here.   It's something I prayed for and I'm a bit shocked to see it starting to happen:)  Our church has a ways to go but it feels like the foundation has been laid and we are ready to build spiritually.  It's been a long haul! 

 

We're a truly different kind of Pastor's family.  When I say our kids come first, they totally do....  we've seen too many friends who were hurt by their parents who put "the ministry" in front of their kids.  We vowed to never do that and we have not.  We are not interested in being "cool"  or being "traditional"  we like to be who we are somewhere in the middle, just being ourselves and serving God....  Our heart has always been to the hurting and the down and out, whether that was street ministry, prison ministry or orphans.  We have no desire to be "trendy" or to attend some conference on "how to build your church"    Jon doesn't "dress" a certain way to "win" a certain crowd. It used to be you could tell a preacher cause he had on a 3 piece suit, now it would be you can tell a preacher cause he has on jeans with holes in them, cool shoes, his shirt on the outside and his hair gelled LOL

 

So we have several new things going on and some ideas about different ministries that is specific to us and our neighborhood.  We truly are "the church in the swamp" and we love that aspect:)    We want to start something for families with special needs children and adults.  We already have a great prison ministry going.  We are thinking about starting an archery class for kids from this area.  We have some new members and some who have just committed to working with us.  It's really exciting to see some things come together.  Oh we're not a "mega church" but it is great to see what God is doing.  

 

We are excited and thankful for what God is doing. 

 

So if you live in our area, come and check us out!

Grace Church

7060 Berry Road

Zephyrhills Fl 33540

 

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FYI- we have come to the conclusion that we favor "family church" meaning the families stay together throughout the service.  We've seen our kids learn much more that way than being sent off to a "children's church"  At first, we did it out of necessity  but then we began to realize it was a good thing and then we found we were somewhat a  part of a movement LOL  It's called the Family Intergrated Church Movement

(or you could just call it church as it was for thousands of years before children's churches started)

We do not dogmatically hold to every part of that movement but we do believe in families sitting together, learning together and children learning what the church is....

 

Jon grew up in the Methodist church sitting with his family and I grew up in the Church Of God sitting with my family.  We both did go to Sunday School but for the main worship, we were with our family.  I truly believe it was a good thing for both of us.  Poor Jon went to a very quiet church, where he would often count the ceiling tiles (and can still tell you how many tiles there are LOL)  Me, I grew up in a crazy, running the aisles, shouting, Pentecostal church so church was NOT boring:)   You absolutely did not know what was going to happen in a service:)  It was wild at times!    But the thing we both learned, was how to be a part of the church.  I truly think, based on research I've read, that one reason so many Evangelicals leave the church when they turn 18 years old is that they have been marginalized by being in children's church and youth group without knowing the fullness of feeling a part of the church as a whole.   There is no reason to "dumb down" church for kids and have no expectations of them.  We've seen a growth in our kids' understanding (Steve and Shad) by the questions they ask us later.  We can tell they are learning.  Also our little ones have learned self control by learning how to sit through church.  Sam rarely moves from "his spot" and he enjoys church, especially the music!  Sarah does pretty good too.  Anyhow just wanted to give you a head's up. 

 

 

More Square Food Gardens:)

 

 

 

 

 

Here are some pictures from my garden.  We put in the three new Square Foot Gardens today.  Now we have 16 SFGs:)  It was soooo hot out there.  Usually I can handle the heat but I got a bit sick.  I took a completely cold shower (and we have well water so cold is COLD!) and although I had goosebumps, I couldn't cool down!  But as soon as we finished, the afternoon rains came and it's been raining all afternoon, so that is perfect for the garden.

 

 

 

 

 

Here are the three new ones, the two where you can see plants, have Sweet Potatoes planted in them.  The one that looks empty has potatoes in it.

 

 

this is my pickings this morning:)  Tomatoes, potatoes, a few squash and some okra

 

 

 

 

 

 

the grape vine

 

 

 

I planted potatoes and cucumbers in this one.

 

 

 

Look I'm nice and clean now!  I was so dirty I had dirt rings on me LOL  I should have taken pictures in my work clothes, all dirty from mixing up the cow poop LOL

 

I love gardening but it is HARD work.  tomorrow I'll probably be very sore!

 

Selah is doing ok.  We don't have a night weekend nurse so we had to get up with her around 3 am and suction her and change her.  She usually doesn't have to be suctioned at night so that worried me a bit.  She went right back to sleep and was fine but her day nurse said she suctioned her 4x yesterday which is a lot for Selah.  But everything was clear.  Her heart rate has edged up just a little too, she's till under 100 beats a minute but she is closer to 90 at times....Oh Lord....I hope she is not getting sick again.  The last two days, she has had to have the low dose Valium:(   2x a day. 

 

Tomorrow is Sunday, could I ask you if you go to a church where you can share prayer requests, PLEASE put Selah on your prayer request list.  As we research various things, I feel hopeful yet at times not so hopeful.  We really just need a touch from God for her.  Last night I woke up, just praying for her, praying that she is healed and brought back to us.  I realize she is with us, yet she is not.....as the 1 year anniversary approaches, my heart feels so heavy.  Please pray that God will heal our Selah! 

 

 

This afternoon we had to go to Brandon and pick up her new Medicine refill and then go get my husband's van from where he was having some work done on it in Lakeland.  It stormed the whole long trip.  On the highway by near our house, we saw a head on collision, or rather the aftermath of it.  I pray that the folks were not killed, but it looked bad.  It just made me think how we don't know what tomorrow holds....life is unpredictable..... I bet the folks involved in the accident, had no idea when they woke up this morning their lives would change like that.  We just do not know what a day might bring.  Let's be prepared.....

 

 

 

Family Time

Selah continues to be stable.  I got an email from the doctor in Germany.  At this time it seems they are only working with children whose cord blood from their umbilical cord was saved:(  But I was given the name of a doctor at Duke that has some type of study going on....I will be contacting them soon.  I actually have an email into a doctor at Duke, but not the same name.  It does seem like with all the searching I did before and now, it seems to circle back around to Duke University...who knows maybe we can get her in a study there! 

Thank you all for your info, I looked at everything and used the email addresses I was given.  Someone even sent me the phone number but it was answered in German...LOL so I stuck with the email! 

We were able to see some dear friends today and Jon got to spend some time with his dad.  By the time I got back to his dad's, he had fallen asleep so I didn't get to see him just my brother and sister in law.  It was good to just sit with family for awhile and reconnect.  Sometimes it seems so hard to get together with family but once you are together, you think "WHY do we wait so long?"  Family is so important to me, not really having one growing up.  When I married Jon, I truly embraced his family 100%.  I called all his aunts & uncles, aunt and uncle too:)   Now so many have passed away but I'm glad for the relationships I've had.  Jon has two married brothers, one older and one younger and we all been together all these years.  It's special. 

Jon Sarah and me today at lunch.  She loves to eat and I have to say our local Olive Garden is so nice to us.  They puree her soup and she just loves it:)  One of the managers became friends with us years ago when Sam was little and they really have helped out when we go in with Sarah.  She was all smiles today:)

 

There is just something about doing special little things for Sarah that warms my heart.  I am so glad I can take care of her.  She was so mistreated for years.  To see her smile just makes my day!   It seemed the staff didn't even want to touch her, now she is loved and treated like a princess.  Selah fared better than Sarah but she went through some hard times too.  To be able to take care of them is a blessing that is hard to explain. 

 

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Please pray that I will be able to find a study (they are usually free AND more structured) that will take Selah.  Since she doesn't have her cord blood obviously then it's going to be harder.  BUT some of the things I've read suggest they can harvest her own stem cells from various parts of her body.  If she gets her own stem cells there is no danger of any type of rejection or problem.  We probably would NOT be interested in getting stem cells from anywhere else, too many ethical issues and dangers. 

 

My mind keeps going back to last summer, comparing and it just is like a knife in my heart.  I really want to see Selah back to us. 

 

Also pray for our extended family, we have some folks really going through some hard times and they need God's help!

 

 

Storms

We enjoyed the first tropical depression of 2013 today.  My garden got lots of rain, good soaking rain.  It was good.  Unfortunately some folks had a little damage south of us but all in all, everything was ok.  I LOVE storms.

Thinking about how much I love storms made me start thinking.  When I was a child, I was terrified of the big thunderstorms we get here in Florida.  There were times when our house would shake and I'd be so afraid.  It's funny my kids have never been afraid of storms.  But as I got older, the storms started being more fascinating that frightening.  My bedroom had windows all the way around two sides of it so I could watch the storms.  It was nice to curl up on that bed and feel the wind come in, watch the lightening streak the sky, hear the thunder roll.....  As time went on, storms became comforting to me, and exciting.  One time we ran outside and played in the rain of a hurricane, been amazed at hail at our door one night in Miami....  I love the smell of rain.  Some people can't smell it but I can, I know when a rain storm is coming.

Where we live, literally on the edge of a swamp in Florida, we get a misty rain that I have never seen anywhere else in the world.  It is so beautiful, I've tried to take pictures of it, but there is no way to capture it.  We don't get it all the time, but every few months it will happen.  I've never even seen it anywhere else in Florida...not even in this area.  It's very mysterious and beautiful.  We think it's some type of natural phenomena that happens because of the moisture around us and how low our land is. 

So as you can tell I love storms.  Of course I don't want tornadoes or anyone to get hurt or property damaged....  but I just love the majesty of a storm.  When a little storm like this Tropical Storm is headed towards us, I get all excited.  (I don't feel quite the same when a Category 3 is bearing down on us ok LOL)  Today was my kind of day.  You can almost see the grass, garden and trees growing.  We live on a well and there was one year our old well went dry because there had been a drought and it was a short well.  We had to have a deep well put in and then we had water again but I learn the importance of water that summer!  So when we get a good rain now, I think that is good for our well. 

In Bible times rain was thought of as a blessing, they were farmers and knew the importance of rain.  In fact there is a scripture Jesus said "it rains on the just and the unjust"  In our modern world we read that as "trouble comes to the just and the unjust"  but back then it would have been understood more as "good times come to the good and the bad people"    Since I've been gardening these past 3 or 4 years, I've learned NOTHING can help my garden as much as rain.  Rain is so much better even than the well water because by the time it has gone through the earth and is pulled back in to the well, it's not going to have the same nutrients as straight rain water.  In fact I put out buckets and my wheelbarrow under the eaves of the roof to catch as much as I can when it rains so I'll have it later. 

So maybe the storms of life shouldn't be so dreaded...even the worst storms have moments of majesty in them..... the rains that come into our lives grow us in a way that nothing else can....storms can refresh the garden of your soul. 

Those thoughts just came to me today...thought I'd share them! 

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During the times when I could get on the computer I was busy today looking into stem cell research.  Right after Selah's accident, I put some time into researching it as that is one of the few things out there that offers any type of possible medical hope.  I got no help from doctors, got discouraged and busy with the more day to day things with Selah.  Well my friend sent me that link that I posted in the last blog and that encouraged me to look back into things.  I emailed the doctors in Germany, a doctor at Duke and a doctor in California and talked to his office.   

If we do it, it will be expensive...no insurance will cover it.  The doctor's office I talked to also said most patients do HBOT at the same time and no insurance will cover that either ....on top of us having to get a handicapped accessible van....  not to mention a house that can be modified for her....  I started having my own little storm inside of myself for a little while today BUT I know God will provide what she needs.  He worked a miracle to get her to America and to our family and He is not done with her yet!   As I thought about it, I thought, maybe if we do all of that, she will recover enough we will NOT need a handicapped accessible van or a house that we could modify for her....that would be the greatest thing ever!

And just so no one will feel uncomfortable, the stem cells we are thinking about using would come either from Selah herself or from an O negative donor of umbilical cord blood cells.  The stem cells would not come from aborted children. 

We will see what the future holds, we are open to trying things that have promise as long as the risks to her are small.  I have to put in order the things that are most important for her.  From next week on, we will have some type of therapy every day for Selah.  She is finally starting speech and OT has a set day for her.  So we have to try and schedule her doctor appointments around her therapys. it's challenging but doable.  All the therapist except for Speech come to our home which makes it easier for Selah.  For speech it is being done at the hospital as we will be working with her to get her off the trach and to get her started on taking liquids by mouth and that can't be done at home. 

Please pray about this whole situation...maybe we will just find out about a study she can be enrolled in for free...that would be great!

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This morning, as I'm waking up, I think about my new bread machine and REALIZE I left the tiny small paddle in the middle of the loaf I threw away last weekend.....  the paddle bakes into the bread and is supposed to be taken out when it cools...I forgot completely until this morning and I sat up in bed and said "oh crap!"  We have a dumpster but the pick up is on Mondays...and I threw the little that remained away this weekend!  Otherwise we'd been doing some dumpster diving in the storm LOL!!!!  Normally I HATE ordering anything on line.  But I ordered TWO of the little paddles, thankfully they are only $8, why two?   Well.....I figure this might happen again LOL

Thanks to the boys cleaning the house, I was inspired to cook today:)  I cooked a good supper of spaghetti with garlic bread for supper and I have chicken legs in the crock pot cooking for tomorrow. 

With the spaghetti, I use the kind that is either whole wheat or the kind that has veggies in it - the kids can't tell.  I use the best  sauce, that has the better ingredients, and that supplies a serving of veggies and I used ground chicken- the healthy kind, no antibodics and cage free.  It is much cheaper than the organic beef!   The ONLY kind of bread I can find that does not have vegetable oil in it is Arnold's Healthy bread so I put a garlic butter on it REAL butter and it just all went together.   We also had a salad.  The boys were kidding me about it, said they'd have to clean weekly to keep me cooking LOL!  It's just easier to cook when the house is clean and decluttered. 

I'm still enjoying the emails and comments!  Thanks again friends!!!

Need your help!

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-2330338/Boy-cerebral-palsy-successfully-treated-using-stem-cells-taking-vegetative-state-walking-talking.html

This link is about a little boy who had a heart attack, was dead for 25 minutes and then revived.  He was in a persistent vegetative coma.  He was then treated with HIS own stem cells ( that were harvested from his umbilical cord at birth)  And he is recovering.....

There is a study at the University of Texas that is doing that also BUT the child has to have their own stem cells.  Obviously Selah doesn't have that. 

Does anyone reading have a contact with this person in Germany???   Or do you have a contact with anyone in the USA or anywhere that is doing stem cell research WITHOUT using the child's own umbilical stem cells???? 

If you do not have a contact, will you pray that somehow we can look into this for Selah.  I looked into it right after the accident and was heartbroken finding out she couldn't even go into the ONE study I could find.  NO doctor is really interested  in helping us find info on this.   They basically think it is "voodoo"....well woodoo voodoo..... if it might work.....    She would have to use her own stem cells.

Please don't just send me articles. chances are I've seen most of them already.  If you are a good computer researcher ( I don't think I am) maybe you can get me a phone number, that might help.

Thank you so much!

BTW, this "little tropical disturbance Andrea" has turned into a bit more than what we thought we'd have....I LOVE a good storm, surprised we still have computer service and electricity! 

 

This is our day LOL

 

 

I just got a phone call from a reporter from England who wanted to know if the lottery winner went to our church LOL  I told him I WISH she did and would be glad to give her a ride:)  

 

And let me tell you I may have to become a crazy Oils person...my neck is 50% better today!  Of course we also have a new firm mattress but which ever helped I'm thankful!