Posted on 11/22/2003 4:21:25 PM PST by JustPiper
I am posting on behalf of my brother-in-law, who is a VietNam Vet. His great nephew,Cooper Hawk is in need of a miracle. I told him and my sister Bernie, Miracles happen at Free Republic.
Little Cooper's parents are Alfred and Holly. Holly found out only three weeks before Cooper was borne all the problems he had. Being a good young woman, she left this to God and against her doctor's advice still brought little Cooper in this world.
Cooper's problems are so severe, where they lived in Florida, the only place with the machine Cooper needed to survive, called an ECMO machine, was located in Gainesville. So the parents alternate at the Ronald McDonald House, in order to be with Cooper at all times.
Cooper has spent his life since he was born September 17th, in ICU- NeoNatal. In two months Cooper has undergone such an enormous amount of procedures and surgery. The following are little Cooper's problems, that are so much for him and his parents to bear.
Cooper was born with DH (diaphragm hernia), his intestines were all pushed up into his lung and of course he couldn't breath properly. They did not even know if Cooper even 'had' a right lung. For the one lung was underdeveloped. The good news is, Cooper survived this surgery to correct the intestinal problem.
He has always been on a ventilator and medicated to keep him sedate, for too much upset would be problematic. He has a feeding tube naturally for digestion.
Cooper has a bone in his neck that is soft and a cleft palate. They do not know yet how deep this palate goes. He has a whole in his little heart and the ECMO recycles blood by-products for him.
Cooper is now two months old and weighs 8 lbs. 1 ounce. The prayers we are asking for today are for the fact Cooper has developed a blood infection and this is very dire.
I asked my sister Bernie, what prayers should I ask for.(They have some prayer chains going down there). I asked is it for Cooper to be home with his young parents for the Holidays.
What Bernie said to me ( she visits Cooper and cares for his five year old brother), Just please pray 'for' Cooper to live.
So here I am fellow friends, Christians and Freepers. Please pray for a miracle for Cooper, his is in such dire straits, no human, let alone a little guy should be born with all the odds against him as this.
Also please pray for his Mom Holly, who is going through her doubts in God, to feel filled with God's love and know He will provide the best for this little boy.
Its real sad you didn't stop there.
Nothing like slapping down a person in their grief, eh?
May God bless and heal little Cooper.
Sorry to offend you, but I sincerely am trying to understand the rationale behind a second or third prayer on the same subject.
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Please reward his Mother with a healthy child. Could you reward her for hearing the call for life, and not terminating this child, when the pressure to do so was great. Please reward her faith in You.
I beg that you use her commitment to You ,and to her child , to be a lesson in the miracle of life ,and love ,and our responsibility to the yet born. I hope you hear this prayer. Could you give us a gift that can not be ignored. Please let us keep Cooper.
Cooper ,hang in there little boy.... I am holding you close to my heart. I pray my angels will be with you and watch over you tonight.
Be safe.. I will be holding you in my heart and in my dreams 'till the morn.
If you must ask this question, then obviously you are unfamiliar with the power of prayer, constant prayers, a vigil. If you must 'try' to understand it, your lack of faith, I'd suggest talking to a priest, a rabbi, and if you have no belief system, then you should ask for prayers yourself.
Praying also for Holly, that she might accept God's peace and strength. The measure of faith is how we act when things are difficult. Please, Lord, give her strength.
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