With a very heavy heart, I am writing about Emma, the little one I had asked you to pray for a few weeks back, with the very risky unknown surgery... the same little girl who came through the surgery so well, and who I so happily told you all was doing so well...

Yesterday, she had a very high fever, and Jessica (her Mum) felt she was not herself, didn't look good, and something was wrong.  Late yesterday, Emma arrested.  They did 45 minutes of compressions, and then put her on ECMO.  Lisa sat with Jessica through it all, while they waited for Dan (Emmas Dad) to get there...  He had recently gone back to work since she had been doing quite well...    She was not doing well at all.  This morning she was even worse, and it was discovered that she was bleeding in the brain, and everywhere.  Blood was coming out of her nose, ears etc.  They are taking her off ECMO.  They had done cultures yesterday, and they are already growing, which is leading them to believe this is all from an infection.   Let that be a reminder to every single one of us who steps foot into that hospital.  Lisa is helping Jessica make molds of her hands now.

Please give all your thoughts, prayers, whatever it is you do, to Emma, and her Mum and Dad, Jessica and Dan, now.  They surely need it. 

Emma, you cute little chubby cheeked, Backyardigan loving, little monkey, we will miss you so much, Wyatt will miss you, and I know Lisa will miss you and your Mummy and Daddy.

We are all thinking about you.

XO

Laura