Urgent Prayers Needed For Little Baby Boy Cooper

Prayer Request ^ | 11-22-03 | N/A

[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.

[backhoe]

Done, friend. God bless.

[Pegita]

Heavenly Father, we return to give You thanks that this mother's love is so great that she doesn't ask for complete healing of her precious son, but that she asks for his life, whatever it is. We join her in prayer, Creator God, for the dire situation that Cooper now is in .. I pray that You would stretch Your healing hand over him, and that he, indeed, would be spared, and that You would work through each and every health setback, unto the time when this family can gaze upon a healthy child.

Thank You for the many wonders of medicine that You have given to mankind .. may whatever is needed by Cooper be available to him. Work in him in such a way that those tending him would see the Presence of the Almighty in his life and that they would be convicted to seek such love for themselves. Thank You for the loving hearts that chose life for this child .. sustain then and encourage them in their darkest hours .. carry them through unto the day of rejoicing, in the Name of Jesus, I pray, Amen ...

[BlessedBeGod]

Prayers on the way!

Lord, please heal him quickly and completely.

[cubreporter]

Oh prayers for sure for little Cooper. We will all pray for him and for his mom Holly. She is experiencing deep emotional feelings of anger and that's OK...let her express those feelings...she'll come out of it and know that God is on her and Cooper's side.

She'll be fine. God loves her as he does Cooper so He understands when we get mad at Him now and then. I think we all do or have at least once in our lives. Who wants to see their precious baby struggle? No one.

Stay strong Holly mom and with a name like Holly which is like the beautiful holly berry bush...we'll be praying that Cooper can come home for Christmas to be with his mom and dad. God bless them all and we will remember to say our thanks for Logan at our table and at the same time will pray for Cooper.

[It's me]

prayers sent

[Diva Betsy Ross]

Don't mind him. Like most cockroaches he has scurried away with the light. Prayers will continue for Cooper and Holly.

May that poster also have his heart softened and gain benefit, in the form of compassion and empathy , from his experience here among us tonight.

[68-69TonkinGulfYachtClub]

"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."

Posted on 11/22/2003 4:21 PM PST by JustPiper

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JustPiper : Offering my prayers.

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[cubreporter]

All you have to know is that prayer can move mountains. It has and it will continue to do so. So, there will be millions of prayers for Cooper just as there was for Logan. We belive in miracles and have witnessed one all those months with Logan.

[justshe]

Don't mind him. Like most cockroaches he has scurried away with the light. Prayers will continue for Cooper and Holly. May that poster also have his heart softened and gain benefit, in the form of compassion and empathy , from his experience here among us tonight.

AMEN!

[texastoo]

Little Cooper and his family will be in my prayers.

[Diva Betsy Ross]

I have it on good authority that he will not be back. So we have nothing to fear! :}

[OldFriend]

Heartfelt prayers for this little baby and his family.

[gonzo]

Prayers along, Piper. God bless............FRegards

[conservativeammom]

Prayers going up to God for sweet Cooper and Mom and Dad.

[Donna Lee Nardo]

Tears and prayers for Cooper and his family. God Bless Cooper.

[Soaring Feather]

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[Davea]

I'll pray too.

[DLfromthedesert]

Dear God, Please help Cooper to overcome his sepsis; let the antibiotics work to heal him so that his little body may contiue to recover from his other problems.

Dear JP:

I have seen many babies recover from these problems. When a baby is septic (having a blood infection), things can look very bleak. The baby's color is gray, and he has no muscle tone, and his eyes are clouded.

When the antibiotics start to take effect, the turnaround is amazing. I hope that this is the case with baby Cooper.

Love,

Donna