I met a unique family this morning. The lady in the first photo is the mother of the lady in the second photo as well as the baby on her own lap. The lady in the second photo is holding her daughter, the granddaughter of the lady in the first photo, and niece of the baby in the first photo, who is younger than she is. Confused?
The little girl in the second photo has craniosynostosis, a premature fusion of the sutures in her skull, which doesn't allow proper growth of the brain. As a result she is mentally retarded, and developmentally delayed. She doesn't babble, make eye contact, sit up or crawl.The older mom doesn't look old enough to be a grandma. That's at least partly because she adopted her older daughter (the younger mom) early in her marriage when the girl was several years old. So that narrows the age difference a bit!
After discussing the options for helping the baby, I prayed with them, for healing, for peace of mind, for wisdom in caring for a severely disabled child for however many months or years God gives her.
The mom in th second photo sure looks sad. I will pray for her also. How is Anita doing?
ReplyDeleteJennifer True
Gracepointe - Indianapolis
Thanks.
ReplyDeleteAnita looked a little better Friday. I think she is benefiting from the tube feedings that we started Tuesday. I'm off this weekend, so I haven't seen her. I'll try to post a little update tomorrow.