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Thanks to every one for the prayers. thanks to Streets for the up date's I've been having troble with the old computer,so i've been logging on at friends houses to check up dates my self. once in a while I'll get it to work.Bad time for it to go on the blink. My little girl loggs on from hawaii to check on the site and thank every one for us, she knows I've been having problems and usually she helps me fix any problems,but It's gotta go to the computer tec this time. He had just up dated it when I started having problems, and he is only in town about once every month. Thanks again ~ Vegas ~

As long as Abbie keeps fighting we will keep praying for her recovery Vara. She is a tough one.

Just checked Abby's site. Sounds good. We'll keep praying.

Vera4 I'm sorry that I did not see this post until now, I pray that Gods will be for little Abby, as the little ones are the sparkle of his eye, and that when he's enjoy'ed her company for this time that he will send her back to us so that we may also enjoy her again....

I have a 2 yr old and a 3 1/2 yr old so count me in as one who's praying for this little angel.

God bless you all.

My wife put the little angel on her prayer group's prayer list and they all prayed for her and the family....God blessed you with an angel.....He just took her home sooner than expected. Keep the Faith and God bless

I didn't mention before. My Niece has a daughter named Abby, Pretty close to the same age as "Abby". We'll keep praying that all turns out well.

The prayers of this poor ole hillbilly have been following her for several days now. God Bless.

Rick

I don't really know how to thank every one for the kind words or thier prayers but thanks, from the entire Vara family and on behalf of little Abby. We've all herd of things happening to others, and think how terrible it is, and never really realize that it could just as easily been one of us or our loved one. In a blink of an eye any one of us or our loved ones could be gone. So just make sure you tell every one you care about how you feel about them. If not for your own peace of mind, then for thiers.
thanks again;

~ Vegas ~

This is really great news, keep up the prayers everybody, they are working!!

Friday, May 4 2pm
A day of seeing what "exceedingly and abundantly" look like in action. The physical therapist came to place Abbie in a special seat called a "Tumbleform". It is a firm foam seat that looks sort of like a car seat. It was great to see our big girl sitting up, and she enjoyed it as well. But, then the real miracle began. As we expected, Abbie's legs were fairly tense when we put her in the seat, so they were sticking straight out. The therapist put Abbie's stuffed Nemo under her feet and asked her to find him with her heels. She did!! Then we turned him sideways so she would have to go down farther to find him. She did!! Then we moved Nemo and put a little dog in his place so that Abbie would have to put her feet down farther. When we asked her to, she did!! The therapist was astounded at how well Abbie followed directions. She said that she was going to ask speech therapy to come up. I was curious what she thought they could do for Abbie at this point. She said that they have a lot of assistive devices to help Abbie communicate -- she felt this would cut down on her frustration. I think it took a few minutes for me to absorb what she was saying. Not only was she acknowledging that Abbie can hear, understand, and comply with directions, she was also saying she believes Abbie can communicate!! Even as I type this I am shaking my head in near-disbelief. This is such a huge step, and gives so much hope for the future. It was exciting too, to see how thrilled and surprised the therapist was at what Abbie can do. The pace at which she is recovering is more that we could've hoped for. God has shown me over and over that nothing stingy comes out of His storehouse. He loves nothing more than to rain down blessings on His children, and today I feel that we are soaked to the skin in His abundance.
Ray and I are taking the kids to dinner tonight and both taking an evening off from the hospital. The other kids really need us, and the twins especially are beginning to show the strain of having a phantom mom. My mom, who has been incredible through this whole journey, will sit with Abbie tonight. Would you just pray that their time together will be sweet and that Abbie will be calm? And, would you pray that my upcoming nap will be enough rest so that I can be pleasant and loving to the kids -- they haven't seen that side of me lately.
I am so excited to share what Abbie is doing with you, because you are a big part of making it happen. I truly believe that what is going on can be summed up very simply as the power of God, unleashed by the prayers of His people.

Cheers,
Firechicken

That is a huge step and its one that should give you a great deal of hope that abbie is starting firmly in the right direction.

I have had to deal with tragedys in my family myself but not haveing any childeren of my own i cant even imagine how hard this has to be on you. Hopefully abbie showing that she has her basic communication skills will take a "bit" of the pain that you have been going through away.

Thanks for the update thats great news.

Were still thinking and pulling for ya abbie!

Steve

I have just seen this and really sorry that I never saw this before, I barely ever go in this setion of the site. I hope everything goes well for Abbie and your whole family and that she pulls through real well. Everyone here in CHR seems to be praying for her and it seems to be working as well. Hope everything comes out real smoothly.

sorry to hear of your problem. we will keep Abby in our prayers too. God Bless.

Up date from Abbys Mother;

Saturday, June 5 11:30am
Last night was wonderful - being with the kids, seeing Shrek 2 (my first time, the twins' fourth), and sleeping in my own bed while it was dark outside! Thank you for the prayers for good family time. I didn't go back to the hospital until 4:30. A very faithful friend sat with Abbie after my mom left at midnight. I am home again so that we can spend some more time with the kids today.
Abbie seems to have hit a rythm of one new thing a day. She accomplished her feat early today, probably so I could write to you about it this morning. We were getting ready to suction her, and I told her it was coming. She started nodding her head "no". She did it 3 or 4 times. I am almost positive she was communicating with me, but when she does new things I like to watch for 2-3 days to make sure I'm not imagining it. I will keep you posted on the further evidence that there is still a 2-year-old in there, probably screaming "no" in her head!
My mom, and my Uncle Tim and Aunt Lois are with her now. When I left we had her in her Tumbleform seat and she was so comfortable. After about ten minutes in it she was asleep. It is nice to see her legs relaxed and not straight out in front of her.
I am learning through this, among the thousands of other lessons, that faith is not a feeling but a discipline. Driving home I was listening to "Great is Thy Faithfulness" and trying to sing along. But, I just didn't feel it in my heart, even with these daily miracles. I forced myself to sing along anyway, and to mean the words I sang. I realized that faith lived out when we don't feel like it is probably more precious to our Father than those mountaintop moments when our souls are bursting with praise.

Some really Great news from Abby's Mother.

Tuesday, 6/8 1:30pm
So much has happened in the last 12 hours or so that I am excited to tell you about. First, I got to take Abbie for another tub bath, and we got pictures this time! She loved it and did very well. We didn't even have to suction her while we were out and about, which is a big change from her last tub bath.
Because she did so well, they ordered a portable pulse-oximeter (monitors heart rate and oxygen sats) and a portable suction device for Abbie. We put them in the basket of the stroller that is now parked by her bedside. The doctor wrote a note saying that we can leave the unit any time we want! So, Abbie accompanied Ray and I to breakfast this morning. She enjoyed it for a while and then fell fast asleep. I had my mom bring the kids up to visit Abbie. When they arrived I said, "We are going to the play room....with Abbie!" So, we all went downstairs, and I pushed Abbie OUTSIDE onto the lanai (or patio for those on the mainland). It was incredible to see her with sunshine on her face and her hair blowing in the breeze. We got lots of pictures of this as well.
When a physical therapist stopped by I mentioned that I saw her swallow yesterday. She said, "Oh, so I bet her secretions are less." Hmmm-- I hadn't even put it together. Abbie is handling more of her own secretions by swallowing, avoiding the dreaded suctioning. Just one more step in her recovery!
A nurse casually mentioned, "Oh, I see she passed her dye test." Blue dye has been added to her formula for the past couple of days to ensure that if she had reflux we would see it. There has not been one drop of blue in her mouth, nose, or lungs. I asked if they would do the test again when they turn the volume up on the feeds or when we start feeding her over a couple of hours and then taking a couple hours off. She said no -- reflux happens with a little food or a lot. So, it is official - Abbie no longer has reflux problems. This is such a huge advance that I can't really believe it's happened already!
I was just on my way home this afternoon when Dr.O., her neurologist showed up. She was doing some tests on Abbie and commented that she is regaining lateral movement in her eyes. It is very slight, but a definate gain. I was so glad to hear this because I had noticed it the other night, but was unsure if I was really seeing it or wishing it. This is another big step for Abbie as we watch functions thought to be permanently lost slowly come back.
I can almost see God grinning as He continues to surprise and amaze us. I would've been ecstatic with any ONE of the events I just wrote about. To see all of that happen in 12 hours gives us such hope -- and, as I've written in previous updates -- hope never fails!

Thanks for all Your prayers Hot Rodders

~ Vegas ~