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                                                                                                  MORE ANSWERED PRAYER




                                                                                            The remaining tests and X-Rays today confirmed that there are
                                                                                            no anatomical issues with Alyssa’s intestines (upper or lower),
                                                                                            which leads everyone to now believe that the current issue to
                                                                                            deal with is an allergic reaction to dairy products.  The series of
                                                                                            X-Rays, however, did show that Alyssa had the beginning of NEC
                                                                                            in her intestines – probably sometime before the original
                                                                                            rupture of the intestine.  NEC is a very dangerous intestinal
                                                                                            disease that preemies are at a high risk for, that can cause tissue
                                                                                            death (treatment is the removal of major sections of the
                                                                                            intestines and 25% of the preemies with NEC at Alyssa’s original
                                                                                            birth weight will die).  But because of the rupture, she was put
                                                                                            on antibiotics and the NEC was therefore treated early.  God was
                                                                                            watching over her on issues that we didn’t even know about.

                                                                                            Her official weight today is 5 pounds, 6.5 ounces – she is
                                                                                            becoming a big girl!  And to everyone’s surprise, this morning,
                                                                                            she still had her tape mustache on!

                                                                                            Lord, we thank you for watching over Alyssa and caring for her.
                                                                                            You have blessed us all with Your unfailing love.  On Friday, she
                                                                                            will have her eyes examined yet another time.  We lift her up to
                                                                                            You right now, Lord, and pray that it is Your will that her eyes
                                                                                            would be healed.  We lift her up in Jesus’ name.  Amen




                                                                                            I lift up my eyes to the hills – where

                                                                                            does my help come from?  My help

                                                                                            comes from the Lord, the Maker of

                                                                                            heaven and earth.   Psalm 121:1-2
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