Baby Finn

No photo today. Our digital camera is broken, again. Not sure when it will get resolved at this point so bear with me.
This blog is a prayer request for a little baby here in Nashville named Finn. He is the newborn son of a friend of my good friend Elizabeth. I met Courtney once at a play group at Elizabeth's house where Amelia and Courtney's 3 year old daughter, Maggie, played.
Courtney gave birth to Finn on March 18th. Within a few days of life, Finn was diagnosed with a rare genetic condition called Isovaleric Acidemia and he was admitted to the PICU at Vanderbilt Children's Hospital where he remains for now. From what I understand, this is a rare disorder in which the body does not break down protein and thus overproduces ammonia. The high levels of ammonia caused some major problems for Finn early on they weren't sure at one point if he would make it...but thankfully they have managed to get his levels down and he improved. He is still in the ICU and has a ways to go. Amazingly, his doctor at Vandy, happens to be one of the leading authorities on this disease and even developed the protocol for treatment for it. Huge blessing! Though he continues to show signs of improvement, his parents have been prepared for Finn to have possible neurological damage.
This is where you come in...please pray for little Finn. For his comfort, for NO neurological damage and for complete and total healing of course! Please pray for his parents and family to find peace and hope during this very difficult and stressful time. We all know and have seen what amazing things God can do and we all know the power of prayer. So lift him up and add him to your daily prayer list. I know his family appreciates it. Healing happens.