Sara

Where do I start? These last three days have been the hardest days of our life. On Wed around 1:00 PM, Sara was helping Mommy make some macaroni and cheese. She is always such a good little helper around the house. She was standing on a small step stool and the stool tipped, she instinctively reached out her hand to catch herself and splashed/spilled the boiling water over her face and chest. Emily called me at work and i immediately came home and we rushed her to the ER. after a few hours in the ER they transfered her to Childrens medical center in DC where they have burn specialists. While there, we have had to watch our wonderful little princess endure extreme pain and terrible fear. Everytime she would hear the door open she would start crying and ask us what they were going to do to her now. Twice a day they had to clean and redress her burns, each time removing more dead skin. She has lost around 70% of the skin on her face and most of the skin from her neck down to her belly button. We were discharged from the hospital around 1:30 on Friday and so we got home around 4 PM. We left for Harrisonburg VA around 6 where we are treating her burns with B & W salve and Burdock leaves. there is a wonderful family in the area who have opened there home to us for as long as we need to be here with Sara. We are here with our other girls as well. The girls are having a good time playing with the children here and are being great little nurses for their sister. Sara is feeling quite a bit better but it still really scares her when she knows that it is about time to change the dressings. it takes 3-4 people about 1 1/2 hours to get everything cleaned and redressed. We have greatly appreciated everyones prayers and support through this hard time. We have felt the hand of God a lot the last few days. Please continue to pray for Sara that she would not be scared of the bandaging, that she would not feel the pain, that she would be able to sleep good at night and that her skin would heal in a miraculously quick and complete way. Also pray for Sandra and Ariana, it is especially hard on Sandra to see Sara suffer like this. And also please pray for mom and dad that we would be strong for her and have the wisdom to make the right decisions that will be best for Sara.
Phil and Emily