Kendall's Hope: Wordless Wednesday

Wednesday, August 5, 2009

Wordless Wednesday

2nd day with ZERO seizures

and her first day wearing her new hand splints!

Don't you love that smile?

8 comments:

Kamden said...: you rock jocie.; August 5, 2009 at 6:58 PM
Kamden said...: oops.you rock kendall.; August 5, 2009 at 7:01 PM
Edward said...: Jocie, what a great smile. This baby has it all, good looks, sweet smile and great teeth. Also you should let every one know that she is actuall laughing out loud. Believe it All the prayers are working. Thank you God she is your special child and we love her to death. Keep up the good work. I can't wait until we get to Destin. Big Ed; August 5, 2009 at 7:02 PM
Reagan Leigh said...: OK, I'm seriously jealous!! But so very happy for your family! Keep those SF days coming Kendall!; August 5, 2009 at 7:37 PM
Ginger said...: Through Facebook, I found this blog and just want to say she is the cutest thing ever and does she ever stop smiling? My little one is 18 months - didn't realize they were so close in age? And on top of that, we'll be near that white sand in Pensacola next week too! Lots of thoughts to you. Your friend, Ginger; August 6, 2009 at 2:15 AM
Jennifer Ortiz said...: Wonderful news! Jude has to get little hand splints too.; August 6, 2009 at 7:15 AM
Reagan Leigh said...: Thank you Kamden for praying for Reagan! You are a sweetie!!; August 6, 2009 at 8:34 AM
Lorrie said...: Wow! That's awesome!; August 6, 2009 at 3:58 PM

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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.