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January 26, 2010 at 9:00, I was rushed by ambulance after sudden, unexpected, heavy hemorrhaging in a matter of 5 minutes. I miscarried (and delivered at home) our precious 4 month old little boy. After going into shock at home in under 10 minutes, I was rushed to the hospital, where I continued to lose massive amounts of blood that led to a blood transfusion of 4 units of blood. After trying my "favorite" drugs for hemorrhaging to no avail, I ended up needing an emergency D&E. They said that if it had been another hour with the bleeding I was having I would have died. Honestly, I can believe that. I am no wimp, but I have never felt that close to death. I was (and still am) beyond exhausted from it all.
We named our little guy Levi Samuel which means, "united/ answer to prayer". He was PERFECTLY formed (the ER nurses and EMT's were amazed at how perfect he was). Our other children saw the ambulance and Mommy being wheeled out. They knew at that time that Levi was already in Heaven. After the hysteria subsided, Annalise (17) led all the children in praise songs, while Grandma listened in. They UNITED in PRAYER for Mommy's recovery and saw their prayers ANSWERED! God spared my life miraculously. I was so close to joining Levi in Glory. Thank God for doctors, surgery and the 4 people who donated the blood used in the transfusions! We are all grateful that I am here to raise my 8 children. We are grateful for UNITED PRAYER warriors (yes, even our own children)!
We were able to bury precious Levi On February 3rd (two days before my 33rd birthday, for which I am happy to have been able to celebrate). Photos HERE. It was a small service -with only grandparents and or pastor and his family. Such peace has been brought by being able to lay him to rest! Thank you, Jesus, for that, as well!
Again, thank you to all of you who prayed. We still covet your prayers for my recovery (I feel like I've been hit by a truck) and for our emotional healing. Through it ALL, we still praise Jesus and remember these verses, as we heal emotionally and try to figure out what happened and why (pray for doctors to run appropriate tests and to have wisdom!).
"I will fulfill my vows to You, O God, and will offer a sacrifice of thanks for Your help. For you have rescued me from death; You have kept my feet from slipping. So now I can walk in Your presence, O God, in Your life-giving light." Psalm 56:12-13
"And if our hope in Christ is only for this life, we are more to be pitied than anyone in the world..." ~ 1 Corinthians 15:19
"Heaven is not here, it's There. If we were given all we wanted here, our hearts would settle for this world rather than the next. God is forever luring us up and away from this one, wooing us to Himself and His still invisible Kingdom, where we will certainly find what we so keenly long for." —Elisabeth Elliot
2 comments:
Prayers for your family. We lost our little Joseph Isaiah on March 2 of this year at 4 months along too. He was so perfect and so beautiful. It was so amazing to see something so very tiny but so very perfect. It took my breath away. We know he rests in Jesus' arms too.
Nine years ago, Nicole was born. For ten days she struggled bravely to survive, but in the the beggining of her eleventh day here she passed away. During all these years my daughter, Nicole's mother, celebrate her birthday. We get together in family and we pray thanking to God for her, sing HAPPY BIRTHDAY, eating the cake. There is no candle, but we celebrate her life. Now Nicole has two other daughters of five and two years old that know and celebrate together their old sister.
We know that's God will. The Lord needs good people on His side.
God bless you and your family. Levi is a beloved son of Our Father.
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