Prayer for a very sick little baby

The babys sister | 02/12/2010 | MsLady

[Cindy]

Dear Lord,

We are lifting Mindy up to You in prayer.

Please hear our prayers and touch her
with Your healing touch.

In Jesus’ Holy Name.
Amen.

[goat granny]

Sorry the little angel has an unknown illness.. When my oldest grandson was about 2 he developed large burises on his body and the parents were afraid to take him to the emergency room, afraid they would get charged with child abuse. They brought him over to my home, and he and I went into the kitchen to talk...(he was in day care) and the bruise was the worse one I have every seen.

The next day my daughter in law took him to his regular doctor and after some blood work sent them directly to the hospital for admittance..Cause of the bruising unknown, they gave him a battery of tests even tested for leukemia...He had to wear a helmet so as to not bump his head and bleed internally...(This disease I had to look up in my nursing book for proper spelling) He had idioticpathic throbocytopenic purpura) The platelets for some reason drop drastically and cause bleeding because there are not enough platelets to clot the blood...Cause unknown therefore the term Idiopathic. It for some reason just goes away, but blood tests were taken weekly for a while.. Hopefully this baby has something they can diagnosis quickly and be on the way to a cure....prayer for little angel....I believe that it is found mostly in very young children....cause still unknown as to why it happens. Hope it is something simple like that...

[oldteen]

You are only the 2nd person I have ‘seen’ who has talked about this (ITP). My son developed it at the age of 9. I had never heard of it before but they diagnosed it as leukemia. Went through months of chemo. FINALLY, we took him to UC Davis to the pediatric hemotology/oncology. We got an appointment with the head of the department. What a godsend he was.

When I first took him to the doctor I was questioned unmercifully!

[goat granny]

Leukemia is one of the first thoughts that come to mind, but his tests were negative...He was given a lumbar puncture to check for spinal fluid...At the time my father was laid out in the funeral home, so it was back and forth for several days....He was in the hospital until diagnosis and the platelet count was high enough not to be fatal if he fell and hurt himself...he was fitted with a helmet and wore that for some time...Sorry to hear your little fellow had to go through chemo. It take a while for the platelet count to get up to normal...But is sure is a mouth full to say. If one does not have access to a large hospital, I can see how errors can be made as it is not common...

[goat granny]

Even tho I was a nurse and worked in hospital I had never heard of it, but it was listed in my Lippincott manual of Nursing Practice. That book is 1500 pages thick. Good for research but still don’t know everything in it...

[oldteen]

It was a very scary time for us. The pediatric hemotologist explained to us that the platelets developed antibodies and the spleen assumed they were bad so it just destroyed them. At one point his platelet count was only 7,500. Dr. said he was afraid the brain would begin to hemmorage but the liver was a backup system and unless, like you said, he had a head injury he would be fine. He did out grow it, thank goodness. Played sports and grew to adulthood with no further problems.

[oldteen]

This bundle of gold will remain in my prayers.

[narses]

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[bogusname]

I’m praying for an angel to be dispatched specifically to Mindy.

[Pegita]

Heavenly Father, touch this beautiful baby and restore her to the fullness of health ... comfort her frightened family as they seek the cause and cure for their little one. Grant wisdom and guidance to all who treat Mindy ... may they be a source of strength and healing. May we soon learn, Merciful Father, that all is well, to the Glory and Honor of Your Name. Amen ...

[mimaw]

Prayers for Mindy and her family.

[E.G.C.]

BTTT

[Northern Yankee]

Prayers sent out for this precious baby.

God will be with Mindy.

[NewCenturions]

Prayer bump

[aimee5291]

Prayers for Mindy

[MsLady]

Amen and Amen!!!

[MsLady]

Her sister told me last night that they were going to try a procedure on her, she couldn’t remember what the procedure was called. And if that didn’t work they would have to do surgery. She still doesn’t know what it is. I’ll probably find out sometime today more information and I”ll keep everyone posted. Thanks for the prayers!!!

[MsLady]

Thank you so much!!! All prayers are welcomed and greatly appreciated.

[MsLady]

Thank you so much!!! I’ll keep everyone posted as I get more information.

[MsLady]

Amen and Amen!!!!