Remembering Leah
Pray for Amy Wooddell
On Sunday, May 23, Amy Wooddell suffered a stroke and underwent 7.5 hours of surgery to remove the clotting in her basil artery. Additionally they found that her right vertebral artery was torn and was repaired with a stint. She awoke responsive and could even whisper her own name. However, a few hours later her brain began to bleed resulting an emergency procedure to relieve inner cranial pressure. On Monday, May 24 she was comatose with brain function of only 3 (normal is 15) and it was uncertain that she would survive.
But she did.
On Tuesday, May 25, Amy was considered in stable condition and brain activity began to increase (between 5-7) but was still and out of consciousness. Inner-cranial pressure had dropped from high 20s on Sunday night down to 1 on Tuesday night. She is responding through blinking (made direct eye contact with Jonny (her husband) on Tuesday night and on Wednesday morning blinked 5 times in response to “Amy, blink a bunch of times if you want Jonny to buy you lots of diamonds” and 3 times for “I love you”). And she is now breathing on her own 8 out of 18 breaths a minute.
But she’s been unable to move her limbs. A recent MRA is showing some blood in near her brain stem which is hindering motor skill movement.
Amy is only 24 years old and has been married to Jonny for 4 months. She is also an accomplished dancer.
While we are seeing God’s healing touch on Amy, we know she has a long ways to go and any permanent damage is still unknown. We are asking for your prayers for Amy’s complete healing.
More information can be found here or by follow her husband’s updates on twitter. Thank you so much!
talent show
Last Friday was the talent show at school. This was the first year that Abigail and Isaac participated. Abigail played the piano and Isaac and his friend told jokes. They did a great job and had a lot of fun!
sweet leah
Today, February 17, was my little niece's due date. She had such a short life inside her mommy, but she will always be loved and will never be forgotten! It has been incredible to see God's love poured out on her parents and to see Him begin to heal them in their grief. Thanks for keeping them in your prayers!
heart month
February is heart awareness month. In recognition of this, the 3rd - 6th graders at Abigail's school are participating in Jump Rope for Heart. This is Abigail's first year to be a part of it. It is a program for school kids to participate in to raise money for the American Heart Association. These kids are jump roping in their P.E. classes and learning about heart health all month. They have been challenged to collect $5.00 donations from their family and friends. Abigail is jumping in honor of her little brother, Ethan!
happy valentine's day!
c-a-r-n-i-v-a-l
The 3rd - 6th grade spelling bee was this week. Abigail and another classemate represented their 3rd grade class. She did a great job and we are so proud of her for doing something that is very difficult for her...standing up in front of lots of people! She asked God to help her do her best and He did! She was the littlest one up on stage...so cute!
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