This morning...

Kevin and Teresa have been at the hospital all night and are, as you can imagine, exhausted. Teresa mentioned that she is afraid to leave. I have been there! They do have some places they can go to rest that are fairly local, but I totally understand the need to stay. Please pray that Averi gives them a good "super stable" window (preferably one that lasts for a long, long, long time!) in which they can go and get some rest and refreshment.

On a completely different note... This is something that comes from ME, not the Gaynors, but there is a local church that is working to take care of the entire family for Christmas. As you can imagine, with being at the hospital for so many long hours, the holidays are likely the last thing on their minds. In the effort to keep some normalcy in the kids' lives, this group of people is seeking to take care of Christmas for them. If anyone would like to contribute toward Christmas for the Gaynors, please contact Kristin White. They would like to have everything in place by December 19th. Kristin has some ideas of what would be good for each family member, but gift cards they can use for gas, food, etc. would be good choices, too. They live quite a distance from the hospital, so those expenses are adding up. When we were going through this, our church adopted us, too, and I can't tell you how much that meant to me!

Thank you for your continued prayers and concern for this family!.