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Thanks you, my friend.

I sure have missed all you guys at the Canteen this week, but I did have time to participate in the e-mailathon last weekend. I will visit again soon.

I think of you often,I wish it was earlier in the evening so most of the FReepers were around. But they will be up in a little while and pray too.

I am so sorry to learn of the difficult situation your family is facing. It is so sad to think of an infant who is in distress, but God calls upon some to go through this very heavy burden for reasons that we do not readily understand. I just pray that these young parents will be able to maintain their faith and rise to the occassion of this calling.

As for the action of the hospital....of course it was wrong to go against the wishes of the parents, but the hospital is protecting itself against lawsuits, no doubt. Certainly not by the parents, but by the other busy-bodies who run around and pretend to have the same wisdom and love for the child that the parents have. I am sorry to say that these people are normally people of God who believe they are doing the right thing. Anyone can sue anyone now days. We have seen it happen before. We saw it happen with Karen Quinlan....we have seen it happen with other young parents who tried to make the best decision for their child. We have seen it happen with spouses who try to make the right decision for their loved one. I think we have to understand that in this very delicate situation the hospital and doctors have to also exercise a certain amount of wisdom and caution to protect not only their interests, but the interests of the parents. If there is a small chance the child could survive, perhaps they need to be very cautious and do what they are suppose to do...assist in the effort to support life. We are not talking, fortunately, about weeks or months of support, but a matter of days. Maybe we need to give them that? I will pray for all of you.