Just thought I would start off with that Daniel, now 8 months old, is thriving!!!! He is even starting to get a little chunk on him!!! I love that he is doing so well. Since posting last about everything that we went through, he has only had one shaking episode...which is fabulous! We are hoping that we never have to see it again though. He is now catching up to his normal size too!!! He is in 6-9 month clothing!!! Yay!!!! Oh, I just LOVE to have good news!!!
And some more good news!!! Lucas is almost three and his speech is FINALLY starting to move!!! He now has about 25 words and we continue to add new words at least once a month!!!!! MUCH better than his no words 8 months ago!!!!!
Now for the bad...JayJ's Law was not a success in NY state. I am actually FLOORED by this! I can't believe that ANYONE would ever vote no for this!!!! But, JayJ's guardian is NOT giving up! She stated that she will try again. For anyone that missed about JJ...this poor little boy was beaten by his father at just a few months of age. He suffered a few broken bones and a HORRIBLE epileposy from it because he got Shaken Baby Syndrome from it. This poor boy will life with this for the rest of his life...while his father only got 1-4 years....and this is his second offence of child abuse! JayJ's Law was hoping to change that and increase the minimum for repeat offenders of child abuse.
Also, as some of you already know, my Aunt has been diagnosed with Breast Cancer. She has had three surgeries now and chemo has been put off until she gets over the infection that she has from the breast augmentation. If you have not realized yet, I will be having an auction on the facebook page to benefit her due to major medical bills and both my aunt and uncle not working right now. Also, please remember to pray for her speedy recovery.
And the ugly? Well, poor Derek is back in the hospital. If anyone was wondering, this boy was a perfectly healthy boy until about 7 months ago when he was first sent to the hospital. He was there for about 2 weeks. He has been diagnosed with systemic juvenile idiopathic arthritis and an unknown blood disorder...we are hoping and praying that they figure out what is going on with him and how it can be prevented from him having to half live in the hospital. He has been there for a few days now...so please pray that some answers come from this. If you would like to donate to Derek or his family, please feel free to do so. You can send it via pay pal to me at xxcoco86xx2003@yahoo.com and please put in the notes that it is for Derek. They sure can use every penny they can get seeing that his mom is unable to work while her son is in and out of the hospital, doctors, and all that great stuff. Thanks!
Wow! You have really had a lot going on! It sounds like your kids are doing good though, and that is wonderful.
ReplyDeleteI agree, wow! I'm so happy to hear that things are going well with Lucas. That's awesome that his speech is picking up. It's all gravy from here. Once my son finally started going, there was no stopping him. Now he is always talking.
ReplyDeleteI can't believe JJ's Law didn't go to the floor! That's outrageous. Hopefully we can get SOMETHING passed so this kind of thing doesn't continue to happen to these sweet babies.
We are definitely thinking about you guys and I have to say I am so amazed that JayJ's Law didn't go through. You have to wonder why sometimes victims of crimes are punished more than the criminals
ReplyDeleteMy prayers are with you and those you mentioned in this post. I don't understand why the law wouldn't past...it's sickening to think this man got so little time. My heart breaks for that little boy. On a happy note it's great to hear about your growing boys!
ReplyDeleteI am from NY as well and I am disgusted that JJs law didn't pass... I am actually a nurse at children's and I have to see kids who have been beaten and it makes me sick! We are supposed to protect our kids!
ReplyDeletePraying for all of you and hoping that the boys continue to do well.
ReplyDeleteMy thoughts and prayers go out to you, and the families of all the precious ones you mentioned above.
ReplyDeleteIts great to hear about your family and how well your kids are doing! I hope that everything else turns around and gets better soon too!
ReplyDeleteglad your boys are doing so good. I cannot believe that JJ's law did not go forward, i would have thought it was a shoe in.
ReplyDeleteI'm a little late in replying to this but I'm glad your kids are doing better and I will keep your Aunt and Derek in our prayers!
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