| Toots, I know that there have been some great advances in bone regeneration too - I believe one of Juliana's last surgeries involved that and at this point they are waiting to see if it is going to be successful, or like so many other times before it, they are going to have to regroup and backtrack a bit, and readdress the issue in a different way.
I hope and pray that there is some kind of deliverance for this little girl - be it a peacefull passing from complications arising from her ailment, or breakthrough advances in medical science which might allow for bone restructuring that would give her mostly normal features.
I don't know if I could bear that kind of a burden, although this little girls parents possess a strength and a faith in God that I'm not sure I would have under the same circumstances.
There have been a couple of cases in recent years in the news where I have prayed for the deliverance of the afflicted - it was almost a relief when I heard that Christopher Reeve passed away, and the same for Terry Schiavo. As sad as it must have been at the time, the burden that has been lifted from those families (and other families in similar situations) is immense.
I'm far more blessed than I realized and probably more than I deserve.
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