This isn't just a post pandering for your donation money, but I would like to start with a link to my cousin's page: Mya's Story. I'm putting the link here for context and so that anyone who wants to spread the word or add to the surgery fund can.
Long story short, Mya's epileptic. In fact I was giving birth to Riley while Mya was being admitted to the same hospital at ten months old for her first seizure. It's been an uphill battle for her. In some small way I know what it is to have no idea whether you can trust your body to do as it's told. In my case falling down or not being able to move would be the result as opposed to lack of oxygen. Every time her circuits overload, the whole system becomes less reliable and the cycle continues.
To have a body or brain that is fully capable of functioning properly and refuses to is endlessly frustrating. While my brain is unable to communicate appropriate information to my nervous system about my muscles her becomes unable to communicate at all. Counting on your brain/body to be unpredictable is a hard way to be. Sometimes she has a day, a week or even a few months of being functional before the rug is suddenly pulled out from under her. Sometimes she barely knows what has happened before she's back on her feet, but there are longer, darker times. She's tougher than you can imagine. The world needs that kind of strength. Pray with me that she finds her answer. Share her story if you want to and give if you feel inclined.
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