A Family In Need

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As you know, during times of crisis, it is a great strength to have someone to talk to and share in the small joys, but also to be there as a support. When we found out about Ryker's heart condition, the heart group that we are a part of now was not up and running quite yet. So when we delivered, we kind of made our own little support group at Primary's (very unofficial, pretty much just talking and offering support to those other heart families on the PICU floor.) One of these dear friends are the Strickland family. Their little guy is Mason- a true and living miracle. I will not go into the specifics, but I will just say that being undiagnosed before birth with an HLHS baby is scary, but it is even scarier to go home, not even knowing there is anything wrong with your baby and have your baby crash while on the way to the hospital. Mason went into heart failure this summer, and so they started the paperwork/blood-work/tests so that they could list him for a heart. Well today, they were given the devastating news that Mason will not be a candidate for a transplant. This is very hard news, and they are having a fast this weekend. So if you could keep them in your prayers and thoughts, I know that they will feel the strength necessary to face all of this.