June, 2011 posts

One Year Ago Posted on 06/06/2011 Hi All, It was one year ago yesterday, (6-5-10) around 2p.m. that Dylan was taken to the ER and then RUSHED to UVA in an ambulance with excessive fliud, a cyst, and a tumor in his BRAIN!  According to the doctors there was SO MUCH fluid in his brain he could have died.............they do not know how the fluid was still moving through his ventricles! They also said that he had SO MUCH fluid in his brain that it was pushing on his optic nerves so hard that he was close to going BLIND!  Since last June Dylan has been hospitalized countless times, had 2 brain surgeries and 8 weeks of radiation!   DYLAN IS ALIVE AND BREATHING BY THE GRACE OF GOD’S HAND!!!  GOD has been MOVING throughout our community, churches, family and friends during this past year, and continuously, to help our family get through what has been the MOST DIFFICULT, and TRYING time of our lives. Here are just a few bible verses that BARELY express how we, as a family feel, for what GOD has done for us.                                PRAISES unto GOD! ~~"I will praise the LORD God with a song and a thankful heart." Psalm 69:30 (CEV) ~~“You have rescued me! I will celebrate and shout, singing praises to you with all       my heart."  Psalm 71:23 (CEV) ~~"By him therefore let us offer the sacrifice of praise to God continually, that is, the       fruit of our lips giving thanks to his name." Hebrews 13:15 (KJV) ~~"Let all that I am praise the LORD; with my whole heart, I will praise his holy       name. Let all that I am praise the LORD; may I never forget the good things he       does for me."  Psalm 103:1-2 (NLT)  ~~"I will bless the LORD at all times: his praise shall continually be in my mouth. My       soul shall make her boast in the LORD: the humble shall hear thereof, and be       glad.  O magnify the LORD with me, and let us exalt his name together."       Psalm 34:1-3 (KJV) We are MORE GRATEFUL to GOD, our community, churches, family and friends than words can express! We FEEL very HUMBLED by GOD’S wondrous works, he continues to amaze us everyday! TO GOD BE THE GLORY we thank him and praise him! We also THANK our community, churches, family and friends, and we hope that GOD continues to work in each of your hearts & lives for he TRULY IS AMAZING!                              THANKSGIVING unto GOD! ~~"Give thanks to the LORD, for he is good; his love endures forever."       Psalm 107:1 (NIV) ~~"Everyone will share the story of your wonderful goodness; they will sing with       joy about your righteousness." Psalm 145:7 (NLT) ~~"By him therefore let us offer the sacrifice of praise to God continually, that is, the       fruit of our lips giving thanks to his name." Hebrews 13:15 (KJV) THANK YOU ALL, The Prater Family  __________________________________________________________________________________ Prayer Please! Posted on 06/08/2011  Hi everybody, PRAYERS PLEASE! We are sitting in ER with Dylan b/c a few things have been happening with him.  He was at a school picnic this past Friday and he fell, head first on to the ground, had a headache for about 20 mins, the nurse checked his pupils and said they were fine.   Today he was playing at school, running, tripped over his own feet and fell on the cement on the right side of his head, the RN was not at school, so they called me.  I picked him up at school, and decided to bring him to the local ER for CT scan, to make sure everything is ok in his brain. Also, on 5-24-11, I contacted his doc at Duke b/c his pupils were 2 different sizes, one large, one small, and at that time the doc said no worries if no other symptoms. We are in a room now waiting for the CT scan to be done, will keep you posted. Thanks, Kerry Prater __________________________________________________________ CT Results Posted on 06/08/2011  Hi All, Sorry about the late reply........... The doctor did a CT scan without contrast (IV) and it came back normal, however, Dylan's doctor at Duke requested copies of the radiology report, b/c he suspects a possible small concussion, so I faxed him the documents and we will see what he thinks, probably tomorrow, will keep you updated.  Thanks for all the prayers! Kerry Prater ________________________________________________________________________ Good News Posted on 06/08/2011  Hi Everybody,   I just talked with Dylan’s doctor at Duke, he looked over the CT results and agreed that everything is ok, that his falls did not have anything to do with his brain.  Thank God!  I am glad I took him anyways because based on his history we need to be safe. Thank you all for your support and prayers!   Kerry ________________________________________________________________________ Chance Crawford Award Posted on Tuesday, June 14, 2011 10:04 PM We are SO GRATEFUL for the AWARD we received today from  The Chance Crawford Fund!    GOD IS AMAZING, and with his help through others we will continue to make ends meet!http://www.facebook.com/media/set/?t=a.10150200005869504.319488.90816329503