Exactly a month ago I told you all about 2 situations to pray for. let me just start by saying THANK YOU! I know there were some serious prayers sent
up for the Mobbs family and for Amanda! It
brings tears to my eyes as I start to type this out because if you don’t
believe in God after hearing this I feel sorry for you and hope and pray that
hearing these stories will show how truly amazing our Creator is!
A quick re-cap of the Mobb’s
story: Austin & Karen were expecting their first baby and a month before
they were due they found out Kinley had a brain tumor that would call for
immediate surgery following delivery and at least a month stay in the NICU at
Vanderbilt. Our church rallied together
to buy them gift cards for food, gas & whatever else they might have
needed. Some of the ladies made them a
HUGE quilt to cuddle up in at the cold hospital. Austin and Karen prepared themselves
mentally, as much as they could, for the journey they were about to face. At
12:19pm they welcomed their precious baby girl, Kinley Lynn Mobbs, into the
world. She was 6lbs, 10oz & 20
inches long. She was quickly taken to
the NICU where they ran tests on her to see exactly what type of procedure she
would need. Every nurse in the NICU was
shocked that she was in there because she looked so healthy. The morning after she was born, Austin swung
by the NICU to visit his daughter before running to his truck to get clean
clothes so he could shower. The
neurologist comes while he is still there to tell him what they found. Talk about a gut in your stomach! Just like when they found out about the brain
tumor, nobody involved was prepared for the news that followed. The doctor said, “I don’t know what
happened. From the scans prior to her
birth it was clearly a brain tumor, but it’s not. She had a brain bleed that seems to be
healing itself.” So, what exactly does
this mean? What do we do? I’m sure those were the questions running
through Austin’s mind. Needless to say,
he didn’t shower anytime soon. He ran
back to Karen to tell her everything the doctor said. I made them tell me this story when I went to
visit last week and it gave me chills then & it’s giving me chills
now. The doctor said that they will scan
her again in, I believe, 6 months to make sure everything looks great, but she
should be completely fine. They might
see a few developmental delays, but that’s it.
I can’t imagine this feeling!
Thinking you’re going to spend a month at this hospital and then finding
out you get to take your baby home in 2 days!!
That’s a GOD THING! Gary and I
were talking about it the other day and he asked me if I thought it was a brain
tumor that God took away or if I thought it was always a brain bleed. I asked Austin & Karen and they both said
if everyone could have seen that ultrasound there was no doubt it was a
tumor! We serve an AMAZING GOD!! I know Austin and Karen would still
appreciate your prayers as they raise their sweet girl. They may still have some complications so
pray for that as well.
2 week old Kinley
Amanda’s story began when she
passed out unexpectedly and was rushed to the hospital. She didn’t have any major complications that
would have caused this and they still aren’t even sure what it is/was. They have their theories, but are not able to
pin-point exactly what it was. She was
admitted into the hospital with her heart working at about 5%. I have to say that it looked very grim that
she would survive, much less wake up from the coma. I am EXTREMELY HAPPY to announce that Amanda
did wake up!!! She is now breathing on
her own, her heart is functioning at 100%, she is laughing, smiling and today
she walked on the treadmill for 5 minutes!!
Seriously?! Who else could make
this possible, but God? She obviously
still has a long road to full recovery ahead of her, but to make this much
progress in a month is remarkable!
Please continue to pray for her!
Amanda walking on the treadmill
I hope these two stories leave
you feeling blessed! It’s an awesome
thing when we can see God’s power show in those around us!!
Kimberly
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