Emma

I have mentioned precious little Emma before and her picture is also at the side of my blog. I am proud to call Emma's momma, Meredith, my friend. I have not met them in person, however we did try on my trip to FL. Anyway, Emma was adopted from Ukraine in March and was blessed to be placed with her forever family. Emma's parents knew that she had a heart defect when they were bringing her home, although did not know the severity. This family has been on a roller coaster concerning Emma's health. She has had some difficulties with her heart condition and will be having open heart surgery tomorrow morning. This is actually earlier than first scheduled, but due to Emma's declining health it was necessary to move it up. Emma has three siblings (two also with Down syndrome, her brother Micah, was also adopted from Ukraine with Emma) that will be waiting for her arrival back home with a new heart and I know they will miss her while she is at the hospital. Please pray for the Cornish family as they face a major surgery for Emma. There is risk of having difficulty coming off of the bypass machine and ventilator. These surgeons, doctors, nurses and everyone else involved in repairing Emma's heart need prayers for her success. Please keep everyone in Emma's family in your thoughts as they face this difficult time. You can read Emma's story by following her family's blog" www.cornishadoptionjourney.blogspot.com