Kim's Thoughts...

Update from Kimberly:



Marky, Audree, Ava, and Mommy

Wow... we are almost at the 1 month mark. Oct 5 was the beginnig of this terrifying journey, and we had absolutely no clue just how bad it was going to get. My mind is still reeling and at times I still feel like I'm going to wake up from this nightmare! I'm amazed that so much time has already passed. I'm still in that hospital fog, I guess, where the minutes, hours, days all run together. Throughout this entire process, we have been so blessed!!! We have been so uplifted by your encouraging words and your prayers for our Audree Rose and our family! I have met some amazing people because of our situation. I have made friends with a sweet Momma here with a 4 year old girl who is 8 weeks post heart transplant :) She is doing awesome and running around like any typical 4 year old... well in her mask and in the transplant apartments for now!! Also, I was given the privilege of seeing her "zipper", her heart transplant scar. We introduced her to Audree today and it was precious to see her realize that Audree was going to get a new heart too. I was also very blessed by a visit from Josh from High Plains Mended Little Hearts, a fantastic group that offers support/encouragement for families like ours, as they themselves have walked in our shoes. There have also been other Momma's that have contacted me and shared their child's heart transplant story and offered to assist/sup port/encourage us. I have been blown away by their strength and their faith in Abba God! One of the highlights of my day was the fact that our big kids, Mark Aron and Avaree Elizabeth were here with me! Thank you Grammy and Papa for bringing them to Dallas to stay for a few days... it sure did this Momma's heart good! One of the low points of today was the fact that Audree is still not on the transplant list because of the red tape involved with insurance. Again, we are truly blessed to have insurance, but at the same time... UGHHH!!! So it's still up in the air. Please continue to surround our family in prayer. Being separated is hard on us all!