This is our friends, Mark and Melanie,
with their two beautiful children Matthew and Maia.
We first met Mark and Melanie while adopting Matthew and Michael in 2010. They were adopting their sweet Maia at the same time and we have been friends every since.
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Four weeks ago today, May 14, Maia was running around, playing with her brother, hopping on the school bus going to school, riding a tricycle and doing all things that little girls enjoy doing.
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Four weeks tomorrow, May 15....Maia's world changed in the blink of an eye.
Mark and Melanie's world changed.
Matthew's world changed.
Maia headed off to school that morning not quite feeling like herself. Ten minutes after school started, the teachers called because Maia had thrown up, so Mark picked her up and let her rest for awhile in bed. About 11:30am Maia threw up again and began to have a seizure. 911 was called and Maia was rushed to the ER.
It took the doctors 45 minutes to stop the seizure. Spinal fluid samples were taken and infection was found. Over the course of days and weeks, more infection and seizures would come and days of unresponsiveness would take their toll.
Maia has been in the hospital for one month tomorrow. Literally, one minute she was playing with her brother, going off to school.....and in the next she experienced a seizure that took the doctors 45 minutes to stop and her world changed.
Please pray for Maia.
Maia has been moved to a rehab unit and is slowly making progress. She is being taught to sit up on her own again. And to walk. And to eat. And to talk again.
She is set to be sent home next week and will continue rehab on an out-patient basis.
Please pray for Mark and Melanie as they adjust to caring for Maia on their own while taking her to her PT/OT/FT appointments.
Please pray for sweet Matthew as he adjusts to everything that is changing and is getting used to the busy schedule of appointments.
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We do not always know why things like this happen, but we can rest in the fact that God knows and will turn all things to good for those who love the Lord and are called according to His purpose.
This family LOVES the Lord with all their heart and they are certainly called and obedient according to His purpose.
Thank you friends for praying for this sweet family and their daughter, Maia.
You can read more about Maia and her road to recovery on Mark and Melanie's blog
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