Tuesday, 10-30-07

Dani Jo Hearl

Day of Life: 19

The Doctors say "Day of Life"!!

My God says "Let everything that hath Breath, Praise ye the Lord"!!!!

Sorry for the delay in an update on Dani Jo. The past few days have definitely been a roller coaster for our family. Dani Jo doesn't seem to be progressing very much in her SATS! She is having many DeSats, where her oxygen drops into the 30's & 40's (normal is 95-100). The nurses have to stimulate her to wake her up from her deep sleeps. She is exhausted from not resting well.

Praise Report: Dani Jo is 7 days off the ventilator tomorrow!! No More Feeding tube--she is nursing all her feeds. She is very alert and active when she is awake. She has no IV's, tubes or PIC Line.

Joey went back to work yesterday and I came to the hospital alone. WOW what a long day! I have to admit, ONLY by the grace of God I am usually pretty strong and I usually stand stedfast, however when Joey wasn't there by my side, I realized he was my leg of strength as well. I really count on him for encouragement more than I thought. This experience has drawn my family nigh to each other and nigh most importantly to our Lord and Savior.

As you can see above, God has blessed us with our very own angel. God has a plan for our family. She will get better in the name of Jesus!! She will amaze all Doctors and nurses for God's healing is in the making!

Just as we have given to God our precious daughters, Jordan 3yr old & Jamie 1yr old----we have also given to God our beautiful Dani Jo 19 days! No matter what the circumstance, God will see us through and either way Dani Jo WINS!!! The battle has already been won, we have given God the victory and He deserves all Glory & Honor for He is still in the miracle business today. Just as Daniel was saved from the Lions, and Jonah from the whale and Paul and Silas in Prison, and Blind man, Lame man and the lady with the blood disease, and most importantly Jarius' daughter healed completely from the dead! MY GOD REIGNS ON HIGH AND HE IS GREATLY TO BE PRAISED! WE WILL UPLIFT HIM WITH SONG AND PRAISE IN THE GOOD AND BAD TIMES! On good days and "not so good days". He is still in control of our situation! HE IS THE GREAT "HEALING" PHYSICIAN!

I want to end with this---until tonight I was pretty much convinced that my child had Central Congenital Hypoventilation Syndrome a rare syndrome 1 in 200,000 babies. I read the following testimony http://www.runningintojesus.com/josh's_story.htm that my husband found. God put this testimony before my family's eyes for a reason and that was for us to "Trust & Obey"! From this day forward, I will step down from the fight, for MY GOD has won the battle!

Thank you all for your thoughts and prayers and most of all your support. Today we re-give Dani Jo back where she belongs, safe in the ARMS OF JESUS!

In Christ,

Joey, Amanda, Jordan, Jamie, & Dani Jo Hearl