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I know that I have seemed remiss on Claire, but the reasons are real and mostly uneventful. Today, Claire will be moved to Baylor Children's House for rehab, if possible.

Over the last several days, Claire has been being withdrawn from meds -- the paralytics, the pain meds and some of the relaxants.

She has experienced extreme posturing of her limbs and was even put in braces to prevent damage to her arms. She had one episode where she actually reached for the tracheal tube to try to remove it, which of course resulted in more restraints on the baby girl. The withdrawal symptoms are painful for all who surround her.

Tyler has asked for special prayers for the next day because Claire will have so many eventful happenings, to include the move and surgery to "install" a button for feeding and eliminate the tubes through her nose.

The news is not filled with great expectations but with Faith and of course, gratitude for all of the prayers.

One exciting and hopeful event in all of this was Claire making real eye contact with Dad. Her distended and dilated pupils wandered across her Father's face and contracted as she made and held eye contact with Tyler. The doctors and family felt and feel this is a reason for hope and shows some slight function of her brain.

They are open to the suggestion that came from here, for hypnosis tapes and already are filling her sense of smell with that of Mom and Dad and her sisters.

The early days of the Martin family were filled with the intercessions of the Archangels Michael and Raphael. In this case, which seems to be non-progressing as we would hope, I especially ask for the intercession of the Archangel Raphael on behalf of this baby.