My friends I need your prayers for my Granddaughter Annalise she is 5 and her parents Paul and Heather. The doctors have decided that she will have to undergo her 4th open heart surgery within the next 6 to 8 weeks.

Thanks

Woody

She is on the list Woody, as is the whole family.

Woody,

I'll be pulling for her and and your entire family.

Pam

Woody,

Sorry to hear about the little one. She will be on our prayer list.

Take care -

knee mail is on the way...

Peyton

Will do Woody

Woody, we, too, will keep all of you in our prayers. Remember, the Bible says "It came to pass...." not "it came to stay"....

Woody hearing about brave people like your granddaughter reminds me that I should be thankful to have what I have. She has not only my prayers but my eternal gratitude.
-Julian

will do woody-it's in the lords hands and he is in comtrol!!jimmy

Woody, Just a note to let you know I and family will keep you and grandaughter in our prayers. GET WELL SOON ANNALISE!!!

Good luck Annalise!!!!!!

Paul , Heather , Woody our prayers are with you also
Annalise Good luck and a quick recovery prayed for here
Mike

I hope your granddaughter gets through the op and much better after it Woody. I hate to see children ill, my thoughts are with her and my hopes are that everything comes good for her.

hope all goes well mate,

best of wishes to her and the family,,,

My family's hopes are with you.

Thanks for all your prayers and thoughts. For continued updates you can register at the following site

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Your prayers are appreciated, thank you from the bottom of my heart

Woody

My prayers are with with your precious child

I just talked to my daughter, they met with the surgeon today, the surgery is scheduled for April 2.

Woody, You, Your family and Annalise are in our prayers.

Tim & Anna Marie

Just thought I would let you know that Annalise was released from the hospital this morning and got home about 11:30 AM she is doing great and recovering quickly. Thanks to all the IFI people for their thoughts and prayers.

Woody

Annalisa's latest update.

May 21, 2007 at 08:41 PM CDT
Well it seems we are through another major hurdle and it feels great to be on this side of it once again. Annalise had her cardiologist apt today and we don't go back for 3 months. I am so excited. I want to hold onto this moment forever because 3 months seems like an eternity and that we will get to live normally and try not to think of her heart during this time. I know this may seem strange but we have had so many appointments for so long that this seems like forever. I mean really, it is practically the whole summer, LOL.

Annalise still hasn't returned to pre-surgery levels energy wise. Hopefully she will continue to improve. Her doctor gave some reasons for this and he will re-evaluate this at her next apt.

If you would have told me in the beginning of all this that she would have 4 open heart surgeries to face in her 5 years of life I would have thought that there was no way that we could survive all that. The stress has been unbelievable. But for now we don't have to think of it. She doesn't have any major complications to worry about right now. She is old enough to communicate when she does have unusual symptoms so I don't have to always guess if something is heart related. She is under the care of a wonderful doctor. I feel the most "free" I have felt in ages. It makes me want to cry.

And through all this Annalise has been so strong. She saw her cousin for the first time yesterday since her last surgery in April. He is 4 and he asked "did your heart surgery hurt". She said no. He was so curious about it and kept asking about it all day. He wanted to see her scar. Finally she said "I told your heart surgery does NOT hurt, ok!!!" How cute is that.

Next week I am having an abdominal hysterectomy/scar tissue removal. Much needed and forever delayed because of Annalise's complications. Please pray that this will be uneventful. Annalise has already offered her best suggestions and told me to bring ear plugs because "all that beeping from all those machines will keep you awake." She is so funny. She also offered to let me take one of her stuffed animals for comfort.

Well, I just had to share this with you. Thank you for your support whenever we needed it. I am sure we will need it again there will be another surgery someday but for now it seems so far away. In the meantime I am so thankful for all of you. Thank you all so much.

You are all a blessing to us.

Love, Heather, Paul, Annalise and Jillian

Hey Jr thank for the update, and good news. In this world of turmoil it's nice to here something came out OK. Last Wedsday I myself have a new grandson so know how feel about grand children.

Sincerely,
Larry

It's great to hear that the little one is doing well. May she keep on the road to full recovery.
Finnr

July 31, 2007 at 03:17 PM CDT
The Cardiologist's nurse called today. She had the results of Annalise's Holter monitor (24 hour EKG). Annalise is having small PAC's (premature atrial contractions). Essentially, extra heart beats. They are harmless and the new medication that she is on, Digoxin, will help with this. I can tell it is helping already because I don't hear them like I did before. We have a follow up appointment on August 20.

Annalise has been doing phenominally well. Her appetite is back to normal (both my girls eat as much as adults). She has grown an inch and a half since the surgery but hasn't gained any weight yet.

Jillian has been battling a few infections and is healthy for the first time in a few weeks. My happy girl has been so-o-o grumpy. As a result so has her mommy! She was fussing the other day and I told her "If you are going to whine you can go back to bed". She then smiled and said "I happy now momma, look, I skipping" and then proceded to skip across the living room. I guess you can't punish a happy, skipping child!!!

I signed the girls up for swimming lessons. Annalise will be in Level 1 and Jillian and I will do Aqua Babies (I will be in the pool with her).

I have healed almost completely. I feel great. I even felt well enough to pull weeds in the garden yesterday. (Truly, does anyone ever feel well enough to pull weeds?) Our garden is doing so well this year. No thanks to me.

We love you all and thank you again for all your love, prayers, and support. We couldn't have made it through all this without you. We thank God everyday for all our blessings.

Love ya,
Heather, Paul, Annalise and Jillian

Woody I'm praying for all of you, and for the doctors to have the skill and guidence to make things right. Hang on little one...........Duck