prayers, candles, chants, hand holding for Aillidh.....love is a strong force and can make miracles.

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In Expats own words last night

"Keep it coming, folks. She NEEDS this miracle*.

There is indeed power in our prayers and hopes and love.....and especially the amount of us lighting candles and taking time to just think about them. On my own part, pretty much everyone I know knows about our prayers for Aillidh....so many people thinking of her.

I pray today for continued strength for Expat, continued love for Aillidh, and continued hugs for Giraffes, who is there with them walking this tightrope and being a true angel.

xxxxx

That's it mumat - Aillidh is safe in God's hands and we just have to trust in those loving hands. Of course there is an outcome that we all want to see and it's right to be hopeful and pray for miracles. No getting away from it, she is a very sick child and she needs a miracle if we're going to keep her with us. But God loves her come what may. He treasures her and will keep her safe with Him always and His plan and goodness to us is beyond our sight.
This is a very tough situation, I don't know how long we've been praying like this now. I think Expat's last update said it all though - if it's time for Aillidh to be with her Father in heaven then He will let them know. Until that point we'll keep going with them, praying for strength in every circumstance, praying for energy and for wisdom. Praying for compassionate and skilled medical staff. Praying for their friends and family. Praying for Aillidh's sister and brother.

Think of it like a football match - half time or maybe even the 78th minute? There is still everything to pray for.

She's a fighter! Wonderful girl!

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Candle from me and my girls in Yorkshire.

Be bold, be strong, for the Lord your God is with you ... Be not afraid ... We are walking in faith ...

Singing from the heart right now. Blessings especially on the medics and Leigh and Andrew right now.

Very tentatively we are hoping this is good news and keeping our fingers crossed for Aillidh and sending love,hope and prayers xxxxx

You are in our thoughts and prayers - keep strong, keep fighting.

Come on Aillidh, you can do it sweetheart! xxx

So glad to read the latest update.
What a roller coaster. Everyone must be so drained.
Hang in there, Aillidh, you are a real warrior.
And Expat and family, too, I wish you strength, courage and trust.

Keeping you all in my thoughts and prayers, to help the whole family stay strong at this time. You have a lot of love from all of us to help you keep fighting little one.

so glad to hear the positive news tonight. While there is still some hope there is still reason to be wishful, hopeful and imagine that this little girl will get better. Which is what I am doing.

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Really am hoping for a peaceful night and things continue to improve.

My heart also goes out to everyone who has ever been in this situation, I really feel for you and feel sad that anyone has to go through it, its not fair.

xxx

I send my love to MrsDV and tantrums and others on the thread who have walked this journey with their beloved children.

I pray that Expat can continue to have strength while she is battling for her own beloved daughter. I pray that she can put her absolute trust in the doctor that know Aillidh best. And I pray that Aillidh defies all odds and continues with the teeny improvements until she reaches the point of them seeing that she is coming back to them. She is, as Expat says, in Gods hands now. I pray that he knows the best for this beloved, precious child, and grants Expat peace.

Seconding everything expressed so well by northern lurker
Lighting another candle, and saying more prayers for the whole family

Amen to that psycho x

Amen, psycho.

Just keeping praying - I don't have the words. The bible says the Spirit intercedes for us with groans too deep to express. That's how I feel right now.

Continuing to pray for Aillidh and hoping the small improvements will continue. Also praying for guidance and comfort for those making the decisions about her treatment.

Almighty God, thank you for sustaining Aillidh. We praise you for her life and her tenacity and strength. Thank you for the medical team who are caring for her; we pray a blessing over them and over Aillidh and her family. May they know your power and presence and love. By faith in Jesus and in your word, we continue to pray for Aillidh and to prophesy healing to her body. We pray for the infection to go in Jesus' name. Thank you for the supernatural power of prayer. Amen

From Ephesians 3: 14-21
For this reason I kneel before the Father, from whom every family in heaven and on earth derives its name. I pray that out of his glorious riches he may strengthen you with power through his Spirit in your inner being, so that Christ may dwell in your hearts through faith. And I pray that you, being rooted and established in love, may have power, together with all the Lord?s holy people, to grasp how wide and long and high and deep is the love of Christ, and to know this love that surpasses knowledge that you may be filled to the measure of all the fullness of God.

Now to him who is able to do immeasurably more than all we ask or imagine, according to his power that is at work within us, to him be glory in the church and in Christ Jesus throughout all generations, for ever and ever! Amen.

Still in my thoughts x

Don't normally pray but am praying for Aillidh now xxxxx

Thank you God :)

expat and her family have had enormous emotional trauma for weeks and weeks. I still pray just for mum and dad and siblings because they need this to sustain them.

Expat and her family will need much strength and love from friends and family.
And it looks as if everyone will be able to boulster them if they need it.
My Mum and Dad never truly recovered from 'turning off' my darling brothers ventilator when he suffered a brain haemorrage (sp) aged 22.
We miss him every day and I hope Leigh and family do not have to go through this situation.
Love and bestest wishes xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

Aillidh, you are doing so well. We are sending loads of love to you from down here in sunny Essex. xxx

Having to make a decision like turning off life support is the most horrific position to be in.

It's not about giving up, with us it was knowing our lily was not going to get better, it was not her fight anymore. She needed to be at peace and now she is. We spent night after night after night begging and praying for just the tiniest shred of hope, just a tiny little improvement but there was none. There just wasn't. There was no more fight and even though we knew that, the actual process of making that decision was horrific.

But Aillidh is making small improvements and that's what we should be thankful for right now. Whilst there are these tiny improvements, then there is hope.

I am praying for you Aillidh and expat and giraffes and everyone who loves this little girl so much.

It's a very long journey, but she is taking baby steps down the road.

Lighting my candles now and praying for the whole family. xx

I have been lurking to see how they are all doing. I am delurking to say that I am in awe of Expat and every mother who has walked in her shoes. Expat's update, commending her daughter to God after she had the last rites, was the most moving thing I have ever read.
God bless, Expat, wishing you all strength and renewed faith.

The medical team can do all they can do, which they are. Low crp is a good thing, a very good thing, but little A still has major battles ahead of her. We must trust that the right outcome will prevail, and support those involved along the way, and in the time that follows this critical episode.

Much love

Xxx

Just back from mass, left a candle burning in church for Aillidh.