Anna's Kicking!

We just got home from our visit with Tony, Jo, and Tony’s sister, Shelly and all I can say is that they AMAZE me in their strength. I know God promises us His strength will be made perfect in our weakness, and it is evident in Tony and Jo today…praise God! On behalf of the Goodens, thank you for all of your prayers. Keep them coming as I’m sure there will be waves of grief and confusion. They are still heartbroken and hurting, but they’re hopeful and hanging on along with little Anna.

I hope Jo has a chance to share the details of this story with you because she has a way with a good story…but for now, my version (and hopefully an accurate version)…the medical staff were preparing Anna to see if she was stable enough to be removed from the ECMO (basically a bypass machine if I understand it correctly) so they could bring her in for a CAT scan. While they were messing with something on her leg she kicked the nurse, and then when provoked again kicked two more times! Apparently that was the “sign” we were praying for earlier this morning…the sign they needed to know there was some neurological function. Small, but significant...a little ray of hope to hold onto.

So, we remain hopeful that Anna is just taking some time to “reboot” her computer and she’ll be awake soon and playing. The little fighter looked good considering all the tubes and machines.

Please keep praying and we will try to keep you updated!