Prayers for a little girl - update bottom of pg 1

Absolutely -- prayer isn't 'all you can you' -- very often it is the absolute BEST thing to do but we mere humans don't like feeling that way because it makes US feel so "out of control".

His ways are mysterious and sometimes very difficult, particularly when it involves a child.  I will be MUCH in prayer for Kaitlynn.  And not just Kaitlynn, but your whole family. 

years ago a 'drug-induced coma' was unheard of.  Now it's seen as a good way for the brain to heal itself from trauma.  But that leaves the family to worry so much.  will life ALL up!

Oh man, that has got to be so frightening for everyone close to that child. I will keep all of them in my thoughts and prayers.

Sending prayers and good thoughts your way---may God watch over her.

 Kaitlyn and family and her doctors will be in my prayers. 

Thanks everyone. I haven't heard any updates yet today.

No matter what the situation, she needs prayers. But, has anyone ever heard of a slip in the tub causing such a traumatic injury? I don't know, I guess it just seems... fishy? I don't know. I've heard of kids falling in the tub a lot, but nothing this serious.

I've met the mom a couple of times, but don't really know her. My parents got divorced when I was in college, and my dad got remarried soon after. We (the kids) didn't really like his new wife, and thought it was too soon. I don't like to call her my step-mom. So we never really got to know her kids. They're just... not my type I guess.

janobonano

Thanks everyone. I haven't heard any updates yet today.

No matter what the situation, she needs prayers. But, has anyone ever heard of a slip in the tub causing such a traumatic injury? I don't know, I guess it just seems... fishy? I don't know. I've heard of kids falling in the tub a lot, but nothing this serious.

Unfortunately, I think that even a fall in the tub (or anywhere else), if the head hits in the wrong place, can cause very serious damage like this. It's scary to think about freak accidents like this, but it could happen to anyone. I don't know them and I guess it could be an issue of neglect or something else going on, but I do think that it can happen to even the most cautious parents. I hope that you hear some good news on her soon.

Simply falling flat on a concrete floor can kill you if you land wrong.  Tubs have ALL SORTS of 'sticky out things (faucets, soap dishes, nozzles, not to mention the edge of the tub.  And it all depends on what the circumstance was -- kids are often fooling around way more than they should. 

When I was a kid, two of my best friends (both guys) were "home alone" one night -- the eldest was 15 and the younger boy was 9 and they were just being goofballs.  They decided to do a "play" to perform for their folks when they got home and were scrounging around for 'stuff' for costumes. 

The younger boy was SURE he knew exactly where something was up in the top of Mom and Dad's closet.  Couldn't QUITE reach so he pulled out a chair to stand on -- reached too far and fell.

Would have been simply a bump on the head, but he had put one of his dad's ties over his head (looped it around cos he kept losing it apparently) and that caught on a hanger on the way down and it broke his neck. 

The older boy literally was coming into the room and SAW it happen -- it was absolutely tragic - just two kids fooling around and being unwise.  Kids are like that sometimes ... sadly so.  The older boy blamed himself for years because he TOLD the kid he'd come in and get whatever it was he was after but he just didn't get in the room IN TIME. 

However -- they do things TODAY with this kind of surgery that they never dreamed of a few years ago.  Will keep praying.

Thanks ladies, you actually had me thinking positive for a while. Unfortunately, my gut feeling was correct. It wasn't the bathtub. It was the boyfriend. The mom was at work, the live-in boyfriend was watching Kaitlynn and his two small children. It's so sad. And sickening. I just can't comprehend how someone can do something so horrible to a child.

I'm sorry, I wish I had better news. Thank you for your prayers.

She is in my prayers.  If it can be of comfort to you as well to know that the hospitals in Sioux Falls are the best between Denver and the Twin Cities.  I use to live in Sioux Falls and it is a major medical center for the upper Midwest. 

Jan - I'm really sorry to read that it wasn't an accident. It's incomprehensible to me too that anyone could intentionally hurt a child. I'll never understand it and it breaks my heart.  I hope he pays dearly and I also hope that the child pulls thru okay.

Blessing to you and your family!

Sure will continue to pray and think good thots ... including your family during this TOUGH time.

I thought I'd update this thread with a little good news. Kaitlynn's progress has been amazing. When she first was brought to the hospital, they gave her 2 days to live.

She has been slowly but steadily improving, and is now out of the PICU and in a children's hospital. All the IVs/tubes/machines have been disconnected. She is in occupational and physical therapy, working hard on simple tasks - eating, sitting up, and just recently crawling on her own.

Thank you everyone for all your prayers.

She has a Caring Bridge site if anyone is interested (you have to sign up, but it's free). http://www.caringbridge.org/visit/kaitlynnrichwalski