Kendall's Hope: A Christmas Party

Sunday, December 11, 2011

A Christmas Party

Our nursing agency had their annual Christmas party last week. Santa made an appearance and Kendall was intrigued. It was a great night for our family. Kendall ate lots of pie, and Kamden enjoyed dancing with his sister and making new friends! Santa got Kendall a sweet gift and our nursing agency, Vivicare Health Partners, donated to the Ronald McDonald fund in Kendall's name. They also set up a scholarship fund for a special needs camp in our area. We are so blessed to receive services through them. They truly go above and beyond everyday for Kendall...and all their kids. And we are so grateful for our amazing nurses. (and with our current state of affairs in Texas...we don't take those services for granted....as they can go away at any time!)

We're gearing up for the holiday break. We have lots of parties scheduled for the kids next week, and are looking forward to a nice, relaxing, break with our friends and family.

I'm finished with school until January! woooohoooo!

1 comment:

Debbie said...: Adorable pictures!!!

Wishing you guys a beautiful holiday season...enjoy your time with the kids!

xoxo Deb; December 11, 2011 at 11:39 AM

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About Kendall...

Kendall Ann has blessed our lives in so many ways. She is truly a gift from God and has proven herself to be a fighter from the beginning. She was born with many neurological and optical abnormalities, which we now know is due to a stroke in utero...probably due to her Factor V Leiden mutation and two copies of the MTHFR gene (1-14-09). Oh, and NOW she has Type 1 Diabetes (8-19-09) And NOW (12-16-10) she has problems with her Mitochondria ... and NOW (2-11-13) a neurogenic bladder resulting in a vesicostomy. Of course there is a possibility of a Mitochondrial Disorder, and a possibility CDLK5 caused all the problems and Mito secondary...but we will never know, because we've decided no more testing! When she was born she came right home...no NICU stay...and we had no idea anything was wrong! She has undergone numerous hospital stays and a number of surgeries, but through it all, she has maintained a smile that wins the hearts of everyone who meets her. Please join us in our journey of life with a special little girl full of spunk and personality who happens to have multiple disabilities.