Prayer Request

Meet sweet, beautiful, and smart beyond her years Caroline. She is the beautiful daughter of my dear friend Alicia at Murry Mayhem. Alicia is one of the sweetest people I have ever met and I couldn't be more honored that God brought us together through the world of blog.



Caroline was diagnosed with Idiopathic Thrombocytopenic Purpura:

The exact cause of ITP isn't known. For that reason it's referred to as idiopathic — meaning "of unknown cause." It is known, however, that in people with idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura, the immune system malfunctions and begins attacking platelets as if they were foreign substances.

Antibodies produced by your immune system attach themselves to the platelets, marking the platelets for destruction. The spleen, which helps your body fight infection, recognizes the antibodies and removes the platelets from your system. The result of this case of mistaken identity is a lower number of platelets than normal.

A common cause of petechiae is a low platelet count (thrombocytopenia). Platelets are blood cells that play an important role in blood clotting. Causes of a low platelet count include:

§ Autoimmune disorders, such as lupus or rheumatoid arthritis
§ Viral infections, such as mononucleosis and measles (rubella)
§ Side effect of certain medications, such as chemotherapy drugs
§ Bone marrow disorders, such as leukemia
§ Infection of your bloodstream (septicemia, or "blood poisoning")

Caroline can have NO activity. NONE. She is not allowed to play outside. Period. She can't swing, ride a scooter or bike, she is only allowed to stay inside and color. She isn't allowed to just be a kid like the rest of her friends.

The petechiea is worse, a lot worse. And she has bruises all over her little body. If this keeps up, or she has any more nosebleeds that are hard to stop, then they will test for more serious diseases. And make no mistake she has a severe blood disease, that may or may not go away. If all goes well, she will get the all clear in about 8 months. But every time she gets any viral infection, she will be back to square 1.



So I am asking all of the Prayer Soldiers to keep this precious little girl and her family in your prayers. This is a very serious disease, however I have seen God heal things that were worse with the right amount of prayer. I will be praying non stop for my dear friend Alicia and her beautiful daughter Caroline.

Will you please pray with me?

Love and Prayers,