Crazy Days...Sleepless Nights: Praying for Stellan

Tuesday, March 24, 2009

Praying for Stellan

If I've talked to you about blogging, I've talked to you about MckMama. She has a wonderful blog, a huge following and an incredible story.

They have four children. Her youngest son Stellan was diagnosed with several different heart conditions before he was born. One of the conditions was SVT which is a very rapid heart rate. They were told he would die. He was born healthy, happy and healed. Truly an amazing story.

Stellan is over four months old now. He had shown no signs of heart problems until Sunday night. He had a nasty cold and to be on the safe side the took him to the hospital. One of the medications they gave him sent his heart racing back into SVT. They have been trying since then to slow the heart rate with no success. They have stopped his heart and allowed it to restart hoping for a normal rhythm but his heart only stays there a short while before going back up. They have been told it he cannot continue to go on like this. His little heart is already enlarged.

Please pray for this family. Pray for Stellan. God has healed him once and can do it again. Here is a link to her blog if you would like to read MckMama's updates.

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He loves hiking, shooting, woodworking, knife making, and house remodeling. Okay, the last one was a stretch to put in the like column. He is very creative, inventing tools that are the envy of people he works with.

I am blessed to be married to this man who cares so deeply for so many.

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