I know you are quite busy right now. The world is in a mess, and the US is heading there fast. Nobody seems to like each other anymore, and the politicians just fight and fight some more. There are more and bigger weather disasters with all the heartache that goes with it. People are hurt, families are breaking apart, and war seems to be the norm.
So I know it might be kind of hard to work us into your schedule, but we would so appreciate it. You see, you might be getting another angel soon from my family. I know you can always use more angels in heaven. BUT let me just mention that my school has contributed 5 angels to heaven in the past 4 months. That's quite a lot of angels, and I don't think that one more angel is needed in heaven just now. And although I know that my granddaughter, DJ, would love hugging her great grandma and grandpa in heaven, I really need to hug her here on earth for many more years.
You see God, our DJ is really, really sick, but I expect you know that already. Her liver is failing, and that has affected her kidneys and other parts of her body. Her condition gets worse every day. She has a hard time thinking anymore, and has some really tough school and college prep tests coming up. She hurts 24/7and that is so hard for anybody, much less a 16 year old.
Here's the problem, God. The insurance company that should pay for DJ to get a liver transplant has said they won't pay for it to happen in Phoenix where she lives. They want to send our DJ to a hospital miles away, at the end of a dangerous highway with lots of weather storms along the way. I'm begging for some help from you. DJ needs to be in Phoenix with her family, friends and church family. She needs all of us to love her, encourage her and be there everyday. If she gets sent clear to the bottom part of Arizona, that can't happen. She won't even know any of the doctors or nurses at the hospital. It breaks my heart to think of her way down there with her daddy, and strangers.
Another part of the problem, God, makes me hurt double. My precious daughter, that you gave to her dad and I on January 6, 1975, is going to give part of her liver to her daughter, DJ. That means DJ won't even be able to be held and loved by her mom for many weeks while her mom heals from that surgery.
If our precious DJ doesn't get this transplant fast, you might have another angel in heaven real soon. I know you would welcome her with loving arms, but we need her here more. God, I am asking that you be content with the number of angels you have right now, and leave DJ here on earth for many, many more years.
With hope and tears,
Her Mimi, Marty
We got our miracle. The insurance company is going to pay. We only have to pay the out of network deductible. That means the fund raising goal went from half a million dollars to $30,000 or thereabouts.
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P.S. number 2. DJ got her transplant with a donation of part of the liver from her Godmother, Nikki. Both surgeries were successful and both came through with flying colors. DJ is now almost 19, has finished her first year of college, gotten a job and has just passed her drivers test. She was not able to drive for several years because of all the meds she was taking. She will be entering her second year of college in the fall. We are truly, truly blessed.
ReplyDeleteDecember 6, 2012 was the transplant date.
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