Our Latest Blessing!

I don't even know where to begin... On April 8Th Hailey had her first mild seizure. At the time we did not know what it was and just watched her through the weekend. Then the next week had two more. We went to visit her doctor and he ordered an EEG and some blood work. Well at the same time one of our dear friends who husband is a doctor had an MRI scheduled for us. Our worst nightmare came true. Hailey had a tumor the size of a dollar bill in her brain. I will never forget the phone call. Looking back I know God was in control. I did not receive a clinical"your child has a tumor" I was told by my friend and then her husband. The next few hours after are somewhat blurry because it went from being something we would just deal with after we got back from Hailey Regional gymnastics meet that she had worked so hard to qualify for to Get to the hospital it looks like we might be operating tonight! The Out poor of support from family and friend was amazing! On April 19 Hailey we in for a 9 1/2 surgery to remove part of the tumor. Then on April 26Th the went back in for another 6 1/2 hours to get almost the rest of it. Her tumor is a childhood Astrocytoma. Brain tumors are rare in kids but this is the most common found. Through this whole ordeal I was able to see the great strength of a small child who Faith NEVER wavered! She blew away many doctors and nurses with her speedy recovery and was able to show the great works of a big God! Hailey and I will be updating this blog with some of the things she does to make a comeback in gymnastics and be better than before because now she doesn't have a tumor attached to the mobility part of her brain. She is gonna be awesome! And her drive and determination will see her through this little speed bump in life that we now see as a huge blessing!