Another Tragedy

****NOTE: Due to my brothers attorneys request, I have to remove the details of what happened to Baby JJ. However, we all know the truth, even if CA CPS has their heads up their butts.****

This was supposed to be a happy post about our Daytona Trip, and about me 'meeting' Jeff Gordon, but a horrible tragedy has befallen our family again.

My 6 month old nephew is in the hospital.

The one that fought so hard to survive a premature birth.

Leonard and Michelle rushed him to the hospital, where he remains unresponsive. His brain is swollen, and his prognosis doesn't look good. ACCIDENTS happen. Even to the very best parents.) My mom and brother Frank arrived last night, we got the phone call from Leonard about 1/2 an hour later. My mom was able to book a flight out at 7am to CA, to be with them. Leonard's best friend JJ drove all night from Phoenix to San Jose (area) to be with them, and we are getting updates from him as things progress.

Please pray for them. And continue to pray for Chris. He is stable right now. However his liver is not working yet. When they reduce his pain med he is able to respond with hand squeezes, and he gave a nurse a Thumbs Up. He is no where out of the woods yet, he will be in the hospital for a long time, and there is still a very real possibility that he won't recover.

Both families really need all the prayers and GOOD energies you can send them. We all need the strength to get thru the days ahead.

Christina wrote a beautiful poem as a tribute to her dad:

Growing in Life You live everyday in the presence of yourself Not realizing that the choices you make, could affect somebody else. Those choices you make could hurt your best friend, But you shouldn't let that stop you, in the end There are days when our world is flipped around and we don't know which way is right or wrong, let alone up or down. At times you have those days when your lost and confused, And feel like falling to the floor, because you don't know what to do Some days you feel like your world is coming to a crash, but then that's when you must stop, and take a step back. That will be the day when you come to realize where you stand and not everything will be an "I will try", but an "I can." At the end of the day when the battle was lost and the war was won the only thing that matters is what you have gained and have become. The next day you will realize what life is truly about, not to find yourself, but to create yourself. by: Christina Ayers

Chris Update & Pinewood Derby

Chris is not doing well at all. Here is the latest update on him sent from his brother Jason. Wednesday, February 5 Liver and kidney not working or improving Ammonia level increased. Latest CT scan is worse. On 3 antibiotics Has a Fever. Pancreas is worse. Still bleeding from rectum. Things for clotting not working. Biggest problem is liver, likelihood of transplant is not good since his recovery has been so poor. Tracheotomy after 14 days. Liver specialist doesn't think liver will recover. Building fluid in lungs. We are praying very hard for his recovery. Please continue your prayers for him. He needs all the good energies he can get. Christina is holding up OK. She's pretty depressed over her dad. This weekend tho will be a busy one for her to help keep her distracted. Saturday she is going to a teen club at Universal Studios with her friends. Sunday she is going to a military ball with Katelyn who is in ROTC, Monday they are going to a pottery painting place. She has promised to take pictures for me so I can blog them! Her dress is so pretty for the military ball. I can't believe how grown up she is. ********************************************************************************** Mike, the boys and I are going to Daytona today thru Monday. We are camping infield just inside turn 4, a few rows back. Last year when we were there we saw lots of people that had structures they built on top of their vehicles. So Mike decided that was what we are going to have this year. Here Caleb is helping his daddy transport the wood to the garage. Once Mike got in the garage and started working he realized that the driveway is not level enough to build his platform, so he drove the truck to the backyard to work on it. He built it, and put all the necessary holes in, and screws and bolts. We will put on the netting around the boards once we are there. Then he took it all down and packed it up. Now at the racetrack all he has to do is put everything back together. Zachary lost his other front tooth! My kittens love boxes. This one *Zeeb* played with this box for hours the other night. Zachary had his Pinewood Derby on Sat. They had fun coloring while they were waiting for the race to start. What silly faces!! There, that's better! Some cars were super fast. Others *cough cough* were slow. Ours came in last every time. But at least it crossed the finish lines. Some didn't. They had some pretty neat ones. But we like Zachary's the best. He was very proud of his car, and it even got a few compliments. The 21 is for his birthday, and he wanted the car painted like Jeff Gordons. Caleb was bored waiting for us to GO ALREADY. He fell asleep in the back of the trailer! I think we are just about ready to go. Look at all that crap we have! Every time we go camping, we buy more and more stuff. Even tho we really already have everything we need.

Keep your PRAYERS coming!

Chris's brother Jason emailed me the lastest update on him. Chris' condition is still critical. Liver is in shock. Ammonia level is high in liver and has led to Acute Hepatitis. Latest tests have shown improvement in liver, but still in shock. Severe pancreatitis (this alone can be fatal) Kidney is not working Low blood pressure Being sedated due to all of the tubes in and out of him. Must have at least 6 months of sobriety before a transplant of liver and kidney is possible. Another drink will kill him. The medical staff is doing everything they can, it's up to his body at this point.

Please keep praying for him to find the strength to fight this.

Also, please pray for his family to help them get thru this time as well.

I will continue to update his progress, so be sure to check back.