Posted on 06/02/2002 1:34:37 AM PDT by Vigilantcitizen
My fellow Freepers ;
My cousin Darryl, who is 17, and his soon to be wife, Kim, are about to lose their newborn girl, Kaitland Marie. She probably won't see the Sunday sunrise.
Kaitland Marie was born on May 17, and weighed 8pounds 6 ozs. Nothing appeared wrong, but she wouldn't breast feed.
On Tuesday, the 28st, she got sick, and her Dr. sent her to Scottish Rite in Atlanta. She was put in ICU.
Wednesday, her liver shut down. Thursday, her kidneys. The Dr.s then told Darryl and Kim that the baby had no hope of recovery.
Since Thursday, the Hospital staff has revived her 3 times after her heart stopped, against the wishes of everyone involved.
Tonight, the Dr.s have finally said no more cpr, so her time is near to be with the Lord.
Both families involved are involved with churches, and have recieved many prayers and much food.
But, I feel that someone can never use enough prayer. So, I ask for the prayers of all you freepers for the soul of this little girl, and for the families involved.
Although the parents are both young, and they were not married at the time of birth, they waited so that Kim's Father's insurance would pay for the baby. Both kid's are really good kids who really need our prayers.
Lastly, how does everyone feel that the hospital didn't care for the parents wishes not to revive?
As for the action of the hospital....of course it was wrong to go against the wishes of the parents, but the hospital is protecting itself against lawsuits, no doubt. Certainly not by the parents, but by the other busy-bodies who run around and pretend to have the same wisdom and love for the child that the parents have. I am sorry to say that these people are normally people of God who believe they are doing the right thing. Anyone can sue anyone now days. We have seen it happen before. We saw it happen with Karen Quinlan....we have seen it happen with other young parents who tried to make the best decision for their child. We have seen it happen with spouses who try to make the right decision for their loved one. I think we have to understand that in this very delicate situation the hospital and doctors have to also exercise a certain amount of wisdom and caution to protect not only their interests, but the interests of the parents. If there is a small chance the child could survive, perhaps they need to be very cautious and do what they are suppose to do...assist in the effort to support life. We are not talking, fortunately, about weeks or months of support, but a matter of days. Maybe we need to give them that? I will pray for all of you.
May the Lord be with you and yours.
As the Hebrew children said in Daniel, whether our God delivers us or not, yet we still readily choose to serve Him...
May His peace ever be upon you,
Az (Keith)
It is a very hard decision to say," Do not try to save my child."
If she was in a lesser hospital, I would be more inclined to question a "No chance" prognosis.
Thanks for your thoughtfull comments and Prayers. And I agree with your statement 100%.
Yes, and I'm sure Kaitland's Great Grandmother and Aunt will come with Him.
May the Lord be with you and yours.
Especially when I can't sleep.
Nothing personal against the man who started this thread. It just snapped my cap, that's all.
As for "the whiners" and "FR members" ... isn't that a redundancy? ~rueful smile~ ... including myself, o'course.
The father, Darryl, has made me really proud in the way he has conducted himself. But, I am sure after this is over the grief will hit him hard.
Right now, he is trying to be strong for his two older sisters, his Mother, and his wife.
As his older cousin, I have and will be there for him. But his faith is what will heal him.
I did ask the admin moderator if the thread should be reposted.
BTW, Do you have an opinion on the question I asked in the article?
And it's not just prayer threads. The excess of purely self-venting vanity posts has been cut back quite sizably in the two years I've been here. The two new main forums also help ... when threads are classified with better perception, that is, between the two.
Again, I'm not dumping on you for being a newcomer. Yet the moderators who are moving threads should be consistent.
I extend my personal regards. You are enduring having to deal with the apparently arbitrary, and that is never easy to do.
I posted this in News/activism, but some feel that it should be posted in general.
It would not hurt my feelings if y'all feel it should be moved.
Thanks, Kermit
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