Susan
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I just found a dead body under the California Incline. What in the actual f*ck Santa Monica.
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@HawleyMO "Rosalie...sat on a towel in her garage, soaked in blood, all night long after her boyfriend poisoned her with the FDA-approved abortion drug he’d mailed to her house in Louisiana (where it is illegal) and then physically forced her to take."
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This only underscores the need for Congress to BAN the abortion drug now. 70% of abortions in America are chemical abortions - and the chemical abortion drug sends more than 1 in 10 women who take it to the emergency room. Ban it foxnews.com/politics/supre…
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I can not say how much I thank all of your for your kind, thoughtful and caring comments on here. Give me a bit time I will respond to every one of you. It means the world to me hearing people care and fight for all of those who are suffering and in need of help. 🙏🤍
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For the last five years I have been fighting for my life after one Moderna COVID vaccine on July 21, 2021 triggered a cytokine storm and unleashed a rare neuromuscular disease plus multi-system damage that has left me 80% bedridden.
Immediately after the vaccination I felt the poison in my body – and my life changed forever
An ongoing thread journal of my vaccine injury.🧵
Three days after the shot I was in the ICU, then spent six brutal weeks in the ER and hospital. What followed has been a living nightmare no one should ever have to endure.
I am now confined to my bedroom for over 23 months. I cannot work. I cannot drive. I cannot grocery shop. I cannot walk more than a quarter mile (most days far less). I have not left my house in three years. Eating takes an hour per meal because of severe dysphagia, constant choking sensation, esophagus and larynx spasms, jaw and face muscle wasting. Talking for more than a few minutes triggers chest tightness, breathing spasms, and stroke-like episodes. Breathing itself is compromised by a partially paralyzed diaphragm.
Every single day, without exception, I endure:
• Ischemic stroke-like attacks 2–4 times daily (esophageal/laryngeal spasms, hypercranial pressure, sinus swelling, occipital and trigeminal neuralgia that steal my breath)
• Whole-body neuropathic pain, ribcage nerve pain, muscle spasms, TMJ lock, electrical shocks through the face and skull
• Crushing mitochondrial/histamine-driven fatigue waves that force me horizontal within 2–3 hours of waking
• Instability, muscle weakness, sensation of falling even when seated
• Gut dysbiosis, vagus nerve dysfunction, food intolerances, and spontaneous disgorgement
I was once an Art Director in the movie and gaming industry, traveling to over 100 countries, running and walking miles in nature, living at the absolute peak of my physical and professional life. That life ended the day I was vaccinated.
I have seen over a dozen doctors. Most dismissed me as psychosomatic, paranoid schizophrenic, depressed, bipolar, or even “right-wing extremism.”
One diagnosis I sued and won to get removed from my record. A lumbar puncture meant to help only made me dramatically worse. I have spent over $60,000 on every treatment the vaccine-injured community has tried, apheresis, NAD infusions, immune therapies, ozone therapy, Maraviroc, ivermectin, supplements. none gave meaningful lasting relief. I have been completely off all medications and centralized treatments for over two years.
I became my own doctor. I turned to nature: sunlight (heliotherapy), grounding, circadian rhythm alignment, organic seasonal food, avoiding EMFs and artificial light. I study light biology, quantum medicine, psychology, and Scripture daily. My faith in God and the Christ within is what carries me when the body wants to quit.
Yet every winter my symptoms surge. Every cold month feels like the disease is progressing. Doctors, government, friends, and even some family have walked away. I understand, no one wants to carry a burden like this.
This is not a life. It is survival. But I am still here. Still hopeful. Still believing that healing is possible through God, nature, and the truth finally being told.
I am one of the countless vaccine-injured who have been denied, dismissed, and abandoned by the very systems that told us it was safe. Our stories are real. Our suffering is real. The silence must end.
I will keep speaking for every injured person who cannot. I will keep sharing the truth, the science, the faith, and the hope. because if we don’t, no one will.
To every vaccine-injured warrior reading this: you are not alone. Your pain is not imaginary. Your fight matters. We see you. We stand with you.
To everyone else: please listen. Please believe us. Please help us demand acknowledgment, proper study, real care, and justice.
God is not finished with us yet. Better days are coming, for all of us.
May God bless you. Peace be with you. 🙏
Kenny Carmody@KennyCarmody
For the last 14 months, I've been confined to a world that's shrunk to the size of my bedroom, unable to walk far or venture out. My life has become a series of small, cautious steps just to keep my body from seizing up entirely. Life? That's a distant memory, even as a passenger; the road is no longer my path to explore. I'm haunted by my vaccine injury which causes episodes that mimic ischemic strokes—sudden, terrifying. My esophagus and larynx spasm, hypercranial tension, sinus swelling, occipital and trigeminal neuralgia stealing my breath away, forcing me to lie down and focus every ounce of my being on calming my body. This ordeal repeats 3-4 times daily, a relentless cycle. And that’s just a small portion of the symptomatic. Cant work anymore. Can’t do groceries, can’t go for walks longer than a quarter mile mostly less, can’t help my family and friends, can’t drive a car, I pretty much can’t do anything more. Eating is a battle due to the swallowing issues and massive muscular decline in my jaw and face muscles. Breathing is also a big issues due to my paralysed diaphragm. 2024 has been a brutal chapter, isolating me from both my life and society, all because of a vaccine injury. Yet, the story isn't over; we press on. Before this confinement, my life was a globe-trotting adventure, with over 100 countries stamped in my passport. Now, stepping outside my front door feels like a small victory, a moment to be grateful for. As we approach Christmas, I wish you warmth, joy, and the company of loved ones. May God be with you. In the depths of despair, there's always a flicker of light, a whisper of hope. I pray that 2025 brings an end to our suffering or ushers in a brighter future. It seems only God can save us now, as doctors, government, friends, and even family have drifted away, their concern fading. I understand their distance; being a burden is a role no one aspires to play. Miss the Good Old Days 2019. Used to run and walk miles and miles in nature. Ah, the Good Old Days of 2019, when I could lose myself in nature, running and walking for miles on end, free and invigorated. Then came July 21st, 2021, the day of my vaccination and everything changed. Since then, over three years have passed in what I call Doctor Misery, witnessing a relentless decline in my physical and neurological well-being. It's been a long, arduous battle from that day to this, December 22nd, 2024, and I know the struggle will persist. Sadly, there's been little to no help or support along this journey. Yet, what truly matters is that our stories are being shared, our voices heard. Peace be with you!
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@JockoRabeni @SecretFire79 In the US - AZ. Was very sad to witness. 🙏
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𝐀𝐏𝐎𝐒𝐓𝐎𝐋𝐈𝐂 𝐏𝐀𝐑𝐃𝐎𝐍: 𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐂𝐇𝐔𝐑𝐂𝐇’𝐒 𝐅𝐈𝐍𝐀𝐋 𝐆𝐈𝐅𝐓 𝐎𝐅 𝐌𝐄𝐑𝐂𝐘🇻🇦
When a Catholic is near death, the Church does not leave him alone. She surrounds him with prayer, the Sacraments, and one final, powerful gift: 𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐀𝐏𝐎𝐒𝐓𝐎𝐋𝐈𝐂 𝐏𝐀𝐑𝐃𝐎𝐍.
𝐖𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐢𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐀𝐩𝐨𝐬𝐭𝐨𝐥𝐢𝐜 𝐏𝐚𝐫𝐝𝐨𝐧?
The Apostolic Pardon (also called the Apostolic Blessing at the hour of death) is a special grace given by a priest, usually during the Sacrament of the Anointing of the Sick.
Through it, the Church grants a plenary indulgence at the moment of death.
That means:
• The complete remission of all temporal punishment due to sin
• The soul, if properly disposed, is freed from the need for purification in Purgatory
It is one of the most beautiful expressions of the Church’s mercy:
to prepare the soul to meet God fully purified.
𝐖𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐝𝐨𝐞𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐩𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐬𝐭 𝐬𝐚𝐲?
The priest prays with the authority entrusted by Christ to the Church:
“𝘽𝙮 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙖𝙪𝙩𝙝𝙤𝙧𝙞𝙩𝙮 𝙬𝙝𝙞𝙘𝙝 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝘼𝙥𝙤𝙨𝙩𝙤𝙡𝙞𝙘 𝙎𝙚𝙚 𝙝𝙖𝙨 𝙜𝙞𝙫𝙚𝙣 𝙢𝙚, 𝙄 𝙜𝙧𝙖𝙣𝙩 𝙮𝙤𝙪 𝙖 𝙛𝙪𝙡𝙡 𝙥𝙖𝙧𝙙𝙤𝙣 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙧𝙚𝙢𝙞𝙨𝙨𝙞𝙤𝙣 𝙤𝙛 𝙖𝙡𝙡 𝙮𝙤𝙪𝙧 𝙨𝙞𝙣𝙨 𝙞𝙣 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙣𝙖𝙢𝙚 𝙤𝙛 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙁𝙖𝙩𝙝𝙚𝙧, 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙤𝙛 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙎𝙤𝙣, 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙤𝙛 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙃𝙤𝙡𝙮 𝙎𝙥𝙞𝙧𝙞𝙩.”
This is not his personal prayer.
It is the voice of the Church herself, acting with the authority of Christ.
𝐖𝐡𝐲 𝐢𝐬 𝐢𝐭 𝐢𝐦𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐚𝐧𝐭?
At the moment of death, the soul stands on the threshold of eternity.
Even forgiven sins can leave behind temporal consequences, what the Church calls temporal punishment. This is what is ordinarily purified in Purgatory.
The Apostolic Pardon:
• Removes this entirely, if the person is rightly disposed
• Strengthens the soul with peace and confidence
• Helps the person die in hope, not fear
It is the Church saying to her child:
“Go to the Lord, cleansed and ready.”
𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐔𝐫𝐠𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐃𝐮𝐭𝐲: 𝐂𝐚𝐥𝐥 𝐚 𝐏𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐬𝐭
One of the most important acts of love you can do for a dying Catholic is this:
Call a priest immediately.
Do not wait until the last breath.
Do not assume there is still time.
The Apostolic Pardon is not automatic.
It is given through the ministry of the priest, and it must be requested or at least made possible by calling him.
A priest can bring:
• Confession (if the person is able)
• Anointing of the Sick
• Holy Communion (Viaticum)
• And the Apostolic Pardon
To delay calling a priest is to risk depriving your loved one of these final graces.
This is not about fear.
It is about love, responsibility, and faith.
If you truly love the person, you will not hesitate.
You will act.
𝐂𝐚𝐭𝐡𝐨𝐥𝐢𝐜 𝐓𝐞𝐚𝐜𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐁𝐚𝐬𝐢𝐬
The Apostolic Pardon flows from the authority given by Christ to His Church:
• In Gospel of Matthew 16:19, Jesus gives Peter the keys:
“Whatever you bind on earth shall be bound in heaven…”
• In Gospel of John 20:23, He entrusts the forgiveness of sins to the Apostles.
From this authority comes the Church’s power to grant indulgences, applying the merits of Christ and the saints.
The Church teaches this clearly in the Catechism of the Catholic Church (CCC 1471–1479):
• An indulgence is the remission of temporal punishment due to sins already forgiven
• ł mmm c Pardon reveals something profound:
The Church is not only concerned with how we live, but with how we die.
And in that final moment, your role matters too.
Do not wait. Call a priest. Ask for the Apostolic Pardon.
Because love does not delay
when eternity is at stake.
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✝️ Good Friday
Theme: Sacrifice and mercy
Jesus suffers and dies on the Cross for us.
Reflection:
We stand at the foot of the Cross and remember: He did this for me.
Prayer:
Jesus, by Your Holy Cross, save me. Thank You for Your infinite mercy. Amen.
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𝗞𝗜𝗟𝗟𝗘𝗗 𝗕𝗬 𝗣𝗙𝗜𝗭𝗘𝗥
Trent Lieffring
Died Aug 24, 2023
Trent 23-year-old was working toward a promising future. He was attending college in Nashville. Believing it was the right thing to do, Trent received two doses of the Pfizer- COVID-19 vaccine Initially, all seemed well, but after his 2nd dose he experienced a cardiac arrest and subsequent brain damage, apparently due to blood clots.
Trent spent the rest of his life in a vegetative state until he died on Aug. 24, 2023. His death certificate acknowledged “reaction to COVID-19 vaccination" as one of the causes of his death.
Trent's parents, Andy Lieffring and Kimberly Aveyah said “His biology professor had kind of given a speech to his class on taking the shot for the good of others." Although “Trent didn't need it … he took that speech to heart and went and got the vaccine," Kimberly said.
Trent began experiencing adverse reactions. according to his girlfriend.
“She went into the bathroom, and she heard him say something to her and turned around and he had passed out," Andy said. “He had gone into cardiac arrest."
According to Andy, it took paramedics “a very long time to revive our son." They “actually revived him once, lost him, and then revived him again." By the time they got him breathing, he had sustained significant brain damage because of how long his brain had been deprived of oxygen.
“One ICU nurse had said, ‘I just don't see how this could have shut down his heart unless there was a blood clot that first shut down his lungs, and [then] the cardiac arrest.' That was her best guess," Andy recalled.
Initially, Trent responded to some stimuli in his environment.
“He could respond to pain and sounds and things like that that are coming from your brainstem, those basic functions," Kimberly said. “But it's hard to say if someone in the vegetative state is aware of you or not. Sometimes we thought he was. And then as things progressed … I didn't feel like he knew we were there."
Andy noted that Trent was also “heavily medicated" during this period, “because his spasticity got so bad." It was difficult to ascertain whether Trent would have had more situational awareness had he not been on such medications.
“It was a double-edged sword. The medication also kept him from suffering," Andy said. “He suffered greatly."
Trent spent nearly a month in the hospital, but as he was uninsured, his family had to transfer him to a state-run nursing home, despite their reluctance.
Trent spent three months in the facility, with his parents spending “10, 11 hours a day" with him. But when he became sick and had to be transferred to the emergency room, his family learned that he was approved for Medicaid, enabling him to be readmitted to the hospital, and subsequently to return home.
Trent spent the last four months of his life at home, during which he did some physical and speech therapy at a local rehab facility. At times, he seemed to be improving.
Trent's condition gradually worsened. “In the months after that, he started to shut down a little bit more, a difficult decision to place Trent under hospice care
During Trent's final days of life, family members were by his side, Kimberly said:
“We wanted to have it at home, with family surrounding him. And so, we used the days to sing with him, to laugh with him, tell him stories about himself and things we did as a family prayed, some extended family came in to visit here and there.
“When Trent passed away, it probably was one of the most beautiful experiences of just releasing his body and the suffering attached to it, surrounded by those that loved him. So, it was actually the most peaceful and serene time since the accident started."
COVID vaccine listed as one of the causes of Trent's death - To the surprise of Trent's parents, his death certificate included the COVID-19 vaccine as one of the causes of his death.
- Ria No More Silence - ✍️
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This seafloor community, 1,073 meters (3,520 feet) beneath the Ocean surface, was filmed during the #ArgentinianDeepSeeps expedition. While exploring, they observed beautiful scenes like this & stunning biodiversity along the country’s continental shelf.
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@uTobian @FrancesScott007 💔💔💔💔
Heather Hudson@Amothersanthem
This is NOT what you want for your child. Day 18 in the hospital. Covid-19 vax injured since 2021. Cody is still in the hospital right now. This is his 5th stroke. He has blood clots in all four limbs and two blood clots in the heart. COMPARE- From the below video created in August 2024, to this video taken this week. From 25 mile a week runner in 2021 and 4.0 college student in 2022, to losing the use of all limbs- then fighting back over and over again to re-learn to talk, walk, read, eat independently and more. Cody only had shots in 2021. Mom and dad did NOT want him to get them. He has autism and was coerced. He was left with a life threatening- terminal blood clotting disorder and multiple autoimmune disorders suddenly (in a short period of time). He finally started getting the immune modulation treatment he needs after his 5th stroke and after the team here found he had an autoimmune HEART blood clotting condition called Libman Sacks. He has no help from the government- DONATE if you can: givesendgo.com/Amothersanthem He needs extensive immune modulation and treatment. He has NO government help. He has no disability- he was denied! Please Help Cody to go into remission and help him get all the care he needs! He speaks out on vax injury on a state and national level! He is fighting for other kids! We have extensive financial burdens as we have to move to Orlando to get him the immune modulation care that can possibly put him into remission and save his life. This is his chance! Please help Cody🙏 DONATE if you can: givesendgo.com/Amothersanthem Please help if you are able. Please pray. Please repost and share to your social media. Cody’s case is so severe, it is a published case study on C-19 vax injury. A new study is being written. It seems that no one has survived the amount of blood clotting, strokes, PEs, DVTs as he has! Again, Mom and Dad did NOT want him to get the shots! He has autism and was coerced. We would do anything to rewind the clock and he would do anything to erase the two days he had Covid-19 shots. Pray for Cody! @MargaretAnnaAl1 @VictorsVoice2 @NickCaturano @KirstinCosgrove @docbiss @RWMaloneMD @uTobian @RetsefL
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No other developed country has the equivalent of MAHA as part of its governing coalition and yet all developed countries have stopped recommending Covid shots for kids except the U.S., where, apparently, judge Brian E. Murphy is president. 🤔
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My daughter, Aubrynn, was 17 years old.
She was selected for a school trip from July 9 to July 22. The vaccine was mandatory for the trip. She was the only one in our family who received it, despite our pleas not to. She was vaccinated on June 7 and again on June 28, 2022.
She left for her trip, and on July 18 she texted me that she did not feel well. We did not hesitate. We immediately drove from Michigan to New York to bring her home. We arrived the next day, which was also our three year old’s birthday. We celebrated with cake and ice cream. Later that night, Aubrynn and I shared some soup together before she went to bed.
The next morning, I took her to urgent care. We waited for hours. At one point, she managed to sit up and quietly asked me, “Did they call me yet?”
Before we even understood what was happening, my daughter collapsed from cardiac arrest.
She was airlifted to Children’s Hospital. She was placed on an ECMO machine and treated with Remdesivir. Her body began shutting down. Her limbs turned black from lack of blood flow. Infections spread. Her kidneys failed.
On August 6, we were told there was nothing more they could do.
We were forced to make the impossible decision to turn off the machines. We had to let our daughter go.
I am sharing this because Aubrynn mattered. Her life mattered. Hennr story matters. She was not just a number or a statistic. She was my child. And I will spend the rest of my life speaking her name and telling the truth about what happened to her.
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Why do you think they told you “DONT DO YOUR OWN RESEARCH!”?
They even got the most subservient famous comedians to say it.
This would be a big reason why:
TheBlaze@theblaze
Damning study of over a million kids finds myocarditis only in the vaccinated dlvr.it/TRb0dz
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Please help Cody and help us pay for his treatment.
From a 4.0 college student and 25 mile a week runner college student to this: video taken two days ago- This newest setback is the result of Cody’s 5th stroke and it is accompanied by an additional cerebral infarct that took place on March 1st 2026.
Then the hospital found two- not just one, but two blood clots in his heart, leaky valve and Libman sacks endocarditis. Age 26, fighting for his life since 2021 after his Covid-19 mRNA vaccine. All attributed to his C-19 vaccine. Learn more on my pinned and highlighted posts. This was preventable.
Mom & Dad did not want him to get the shot. Pray for Cody and the vaccine injured.
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Cody has been hospitalized this time for 16 days. He has been in and out of hospitals for 4.5 years.
Please donate and help Cody if you can we have to leave our home and move to Central Florida to get him treatment and he has extensive medical bills. We are completely financially devastated by his extensive medical bills, travel and hospital stays.
givesendgo.com/Amothersanthem
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I normally reply, that’s what I like to do on this app, it would be interesting to see how many people actually read this:
I am having a small surgery tomorrow, again, yes I know, it’s important, it goes right, so I’m asking for prayers.🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻❤️
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1. Real human interaction
Calling a company now means robots, chatbots, and endless apps. In stores it’s self-checkout, and even with friends it’s “text me.” Talking to actual humans has quietly disappeared.
2. Real boredom
People used to wait, stare out the window, daydream. Now every empty second is filled by scrolling. Boredom, and the creativity and thoughts that came with it, is gone.
3. Real third places
There used to be cheap or free places to hang out for hours, cafés, malls, parks, libraries. Now everything is an “experience” you have to pay for.
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What has gradually disappeared over the last decade without people really noticing?
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Baby Rowan was supposed to die in his mother’s womb after a lethal injection.
He didn’t.
The injection never happened.
Instead he was born alive at 22 weeks.
“His right leg moved. He curled up a bit like he was cold…”
His mother begged for 911 to be called.
Clinic workers refused to help him.
Rowan died in his mother’s arms.
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Downed trees, power outages impacting roads in Windward Oahu #HNN #HINEWS #HawaiiNews hawaiinewsnow.com/2026/03/13/dow…
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Please pray for our next door neighbors grandson Mason. He was killed in a car accident last night. If this goes nowhere like most of my posts, I tried Lord 💔
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Holy Father, we Christians of the East need your support, help, and blessings.
We want our homes and lands back.
I pray for you during this season of Holy Lent, that the Holy Spirit may guide you to guide us through these difficult times ahead,
just as the Holy Spirit did in the past.
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The funeral of Father Pierre El-Rahi, Maronite parish priest of a Christian village, is celebrated today in #Lebanon, as these villages once again experience the tragedy of war. I am close to all the Lebanese people in this time of grave trial. Fr. Pierre was a true shepherd. As soon as he heard that parishioners had been wounded in a bombing, he rushed to help without hesitation. May the Lord grant that the blood he shed become a seed of peace for beloved Lebanon. #PrayTogether
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King Solomon died yesterday at two and a half months old. We loved him really well, and we don't have any regrets. We got nine days at home with him after 61 days in the NICU. Nine will never feel like enough, but we must accept what is given to us––we were never in control.
Let's take stock of all God's mercies, how He worked through people: My OB, who heard my conviction about carrying Sol to term even with his disabilities, and supported it fully, with empathy and respect; the nurses in the Lenox Hill NICU, where he spent the majority of his time, who loved him so tenderly, like he was their own; his physical therapist, who saw extreme hope for him despite his disabilities, and tried to make it so; my mom, who put her own life on hold to come live in New York with us for the whole winter, to watch Zev and keep our household running; Zev, who wanted to wear matching pajamas with his brother each night he was home (and some of the nights Sol was in the NICU), who was eager to come to the hospital with us to play in the lobby even though he wasn't often allowed in the NICU, who chose not to be afraid of hospitals or tubes but to touch and kiss and snuggle his brother whenever he was able; @nwilliams030 and @rSanti97, who camped out at the hospital during Sol's final days so we would never feel alone, who watched Zev whenever our family had to dip back down to Texas; the people who covered us in prayer all over the country. Perhaps most of all, I'm grateful for my husband: He wasn't Catholic or pro-life when we met, but life experience has brought him to these beliefs. They ground us now; his faith is steadfast. He didn't leave Sol's side during those final, hardest days. He doesn't falter.
Something tragic happened to our family, but we won't become permanently sad or dark; we really believe in God's promises. We're called to hope, no matter what, and the best we can do is serve our children with everything we've got. That's what we did, and in the process we got to glimpse the goodness of the Lord over and over again.
Liz Wolfe@LizWolfeReason
After 61 days in the NICU, our Solomon was finally released last week to come start life at home. Thank you for all of your prayers; it was the darkest, scariest, worst two months of my life. But God showed his grace to us in so many ways, and many people banded together to allow me to spend every single day with him in the NICU. We are so grateful to the nurses who loved him like their own; to his physical therapist who is helping him overcome & adapt to his disabilities; to the doctors who performed his surgery; to our priest who baptized him in the hospital; to the friends and family who packed lunches for us, and watched our toddler, and did our laundry, who prayed with and for us and still do. I am grateful in particular for my husband and my mom, who showed me Christlike grace throughout, and for our 3-year-old, who didn't let his joy become dampened by all this fear and sorrow—an example from which we could all stand to learn. "I remain confident of this," Psalm 27 reminds us. "I will see the goodness of the Lord in the land of the living." The Lord's goodness has been shown to us every day of these 61. People sometimes denigrate Christians as just those seeking comfort, needing a story to tell themselves. But yes! We are comforted by the Lord. He shows up for us in all kinds of ways, when we're looking—and when we're not. And He looks after the scared and grieving mother, the sick and vulnerable child, the family in need. He did for us, many times over. And many of you did, too, through prayer and acts of kindness. Thank you.
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Every life is worth living, regardless of the number of days you’re here on earth. Life is precious and a gift, not something for human beings to determine or give someone a premature death for because of their inabilities or diagnosis. Pray for this sweet family.
Liz Wolfe@LizWolfeReason
King Solomon died yesterday at two and a half months old. We loved him really well, and we don't have any regrets. We got nine days at home with him after 61 days in the NICU. Nine will never feel like enough, but we must accept what is given to us––we were never in control. Let's take stock of all God's mercies, how He worked through people: My OB, who heard my conviction about carrying Sol to term even with his disabilities, and supported it fully, with empathy and respect; the nurses in the Lenox Hill NICU, where he spent the majority of his time, who loved him so tenderly, like he was their own; his physical therapist, who saw extreme hope for him despite his disabilities, and tried to make it so; my mom, who put her own life on hold to come live in New York with us for the whole winter, to watch Zev and keep our household running; Zev, who wanted to wear matching pajamas with his brother each night he was home (and some of the nights Sol was in the NICU), who was eager to come to the hospital with us to play in the lobby even though he wasn't often allowed in the NICU, who chose not to be afraid of hospitals or tubes but to touch and kiss and snuggle his brother whenever he was able; @nwilliams030 and @rSanti97, who camped out at the hospital during Sol's final days so we would never feel alone, who watched Zev whenever our family had to dip back down to Texas; the people who covered us in prayer all over the country. Perhaps most of all, I'm grateful for my husband: He wasn't Catholic or pro-life when we met, but life experience has brought him to these beliefs. They ground us now; his faith is steadfast. He didn't leave Sol's side during those final, hardest days. He doesn't falter. Something tragic happened to our family, but we won't become permanently sad or dark; we really believe in God's promises. We're called to hope, no matter what, and the best we can do is serve our children with everything we've got. That's what we did, and in the process we got to glimpse the goodness of the Lord over and over again.
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