I just wanted to say thank you for all of your prayers for my newborn neice Taryn. She was born March 11th in Fort Smith, several weeks early and was taken to Arkansas Childrens Hospital.  When she arrived on March 14th, she was on a ventilator, had fluid around her heart, and was suffering from Patent Ductus Arteriosis.  PDA is a heart problem that occurs soon after birth in some babies.  In PDA, there is an abnormal circulation of blood between two of the major arteries near the heart. Without getting too technical, basically there is a valve that is not closed that should be.  Well…. my sister called last night and said, they had taken her OFF the vent and the latest heart echo showed the valve has closed! Praise GOD! 

My sister Marty also said she saw her baby open her eyes for the first time too and she got to hold her.  I was so happy to hear this news for the both the baby and my sister. As you know, we lost our mom last September and for her to have to go through all this without Mama has been tough. But I know she is with them and watching over that little angel too. 

Please keep praying for them both, little Taryn is making great strides and I hope to report more good news soon!