Might to Save

Thank you all for your kind comments, emails and posts. They mean so much to my family. I feel as if I did not give near enough background on my cousins. However, I come from a smaller family and only have a total of six cousins (this included both sides). Sadly, we have VERY limited contact with two on my mothers side. I have grown up with my mother's middle sisters children. Henry visited us in Panama and the other boys spent time at our farm in Kansas. Then while in college in MN I saw them almost weekly and all my close friends knew them too. As mentioned, since I am an only child these boys are like my sibling. Anyway, you can now hopefully see why this terrible tragedy hits much closer to home even though Henry is only my cousin. Here is the boys 2008 Christmas card (it is nice to put a face with a name I think)- Henry is in the middle, Charlie is on the left and Bo on the right.

Tonight, I am very happy to report that after a long night and big day my mother said things are looking very hopeful. My family met with the neurologist and the blood clot has not grown in size, HUGE PRAISE! He also told our family there is a chance Henry can have a 100% recovery! This is very big news as I got a call late last night saying the family was told the doctors were unsure he would make it. God has blessed out family and I pray that He can continue to heal Henry. He is mighty to save (that is one of my very favorite songs by the way)!! We all have great faith that he will continue to lay his healing hands on Henry in days to come. While we were told that Henry's condition may worsen over the coming days the fact that he has the chance of recovering is wonderful news. If thins continue on this track we hope Henry can be moved from Duluth, MN to MPLS Children on Friday. The power of prayer is like no other so please continue to pray for Henry!

Until then I will be staying with Charlie and Bo. I leave for MPLS tomorrow to stay with them so the family does not have to worry. It is important for them to continue their day to day life and be at home and I feel SO VERY blessed that I am able to take the week off and help my family in any way that I can. I will try and update as I can (and post my birthday giveaway if I get a chance), but as for now my family is my number one priority.
In other news C got me the most darling cookie cake today:

Isn't it so cute and so very Lilly like?! I adore it and again feel so blessed to be surrounded by such amazing people. Thank you all again for all your well wishes and concern- they mean SO much!!

PS- Auntie does indeed have a blog, though it has not been updated in a few months. I know any comment would mean a lot to her!!