Update on Annika ~~ Nita's Granddaughter

We don't understand why these things happen ~~ and especially to little children ~~ but these verses shed some light on God's perspective of suffering... "And as Jesus walked by, he saw a man which was blind (physical difficulty) from his birth. And his disciples asked him, saying, Master, who did sin, this man, or his parents, that he was born blind? Jesus answered, "Neither hath this man sinned, nor his parents: but that the works of God should be made manifest in him." John 9:1-3

Here is Nita's update on Annika following after this morning's procedure: They did not do the balloon or the stint on Annika, it is still too small for them to try, it had to be 50 percent blocked for them to balloon or put a stint in. It was 40 % last time and is 30% this time which means it has opened up some since they last checked it. But the kidney is no better, and after looking at it, the blockage is not what is causing the problem with the kidney. The don't know what is causing the kidney problem or the blood pressure problems and will have to do some other tests to determine that. The other kidney looks good and healthy. Annika is doing well and will be going to recovery soon.

Prayer Request for Nita's Granddaughter, Annika

"Trust in him at all times; ye people, pour out your heart before him: God is a refuge for us." Ps 62:8

This morning, my dear friend Nita shared a prayer request for her granddaughter, Annika. I asked Nita if I could post it on my blog knowing that those who visit here would be willing to pray for Annika. Here is Nita's request for her precious little one...

Annika will have a kidney arteriogram tomorrow morning at UAB. They will try to put a stint in the renal artery where it is narrow. If they can’t get the stint in they will try to balloon it. If neither of these are successful, they will probably schedule her for something more aggressive in the coming months—an auto transplant (removing her kidney, “splicing” the artery with either a cadaver or some sort of artificial, man-made artery replacement) or something else. Please pray for her safety and protection as they do the procedure and that they would be successful. The narrowing is in the bend where the artery branches off to the kidney. There is a significant danger of them puncturing that artery, which would be very serious.

Thank you for your faithful prayers.

Love,

Nita

PS—I am attaching a picture of Poppy, Annika, and Nanny made at a friends wedding a few weeks ago.