Praise Reports!!!

Not All Heroes Have Capes, But This One Has A T-Shirt

We travelled to Maryland today for Haley to have a follow-up appointment with Dr. Henderson. He was absolutely delighted at her progress and said that she looks wonderful.  He examined all of her scars and spent some time working with her on correct posture. He thinks that her headache is due to the imbalance in her neck muscle strength. He wants her to re-learn how to stand up straight with her head directly above her neck. He thinks that in time this will cause her headaches to lessen and maybe go away entirely!!!

After he was through with the exam, Haley presented him with a lovely card where she expressed her gratitude to him for "saving her life". He seemed genuinely touched and made sure he had the card as he gathered his papers up to leave the room. Then she pulled out one of her "Fight Like a Zebra" t-shirts and gave it to him. He was very thankful. Here is a picture of her presenting him with the shirt:

 

 

And here is one of the two of them with the shirt:

 

 



 

 

When the appointment was over, there were hugs all around. Dr. Henderson was genuinely happy to see that his care had made such a difference in the life of this patient. And, of course, we are forever grateful for this man, his gifts, and his compassionate care.

 

We are all so delighted that God led us to this wonderful doctor. His waiting room has several scrapbooks filled with thank-you notes, pictures and testimonials from grateful patients. This morning, as I was looking through them again with our dear friend, Kendra, (who came along for the ride), I realized how all of these stories are so similar. There are so many people just like Haley who have searched for years for someone to help them. Some of the stories sounded exactly like Haley's. It's amazing to think that God has gifted this man so specifically to help these people.  We are truly blessed.

Speaking of blessings, we finally have a total from the Hope for Haley Party with a Purpose. And that amount is.........(drumroll please)...........

$14,080.36

 

 

We are absolutely blown away by the generosity of our family, friends, and even perfect strangers who have donated this money to help us with the hospital bill. We still don't know what our portion of it will be, but we know that we have something in the account toward whatever part of the $64,000 we will have to pay.

 

Prayer Updates

Please continue to pray for Haley as she still struggles with headaches and some other body pain. She also has some nausea and vomiting, even though that is much improved since her surgeries. We are so grateful for everyone's support and will continue to pray that God will bless you all as you have blessed us.