Urgent Prayer Request for my friend's son....ROWAN.

6/19 Updates:

6/4 Updates:

Our first ride around the hospital. Bubba did great!

And for more medical updates and info from Terra and others, you can also go to the CaringBridge site for updates.

http://www.caringbridge.org/visit/rowanhoward

6/2 Updates:

And for more medical updates and info from Terra and others, you can also go to the CaringBridge site for updates.

http://www.caringbridge.org/visit/rowanhoward

5/27/-5/31 Updates:

Rowan's breathing tube is out! Please pray he can continue to breath well. There's a tough adjustment period & he's in it now. My warrior baby!!!

Please lift Reagan up in prayer today. Lots of tears & sadness from him the past 24 hours. He misses being with his best friend. He prayed againthis morning for Rowan to heal completely.

Headed to MRI with Rowan. It doesn't matter what it says though..we love this boy! He just cried & blinked at us. Faith.

My baby is off ECMO. Watching him rest is a beautiful thing.

Rowan is doing great on his ECMO trial off. 3 hours to go. He is also looking at us today & blinking. How great is our God???

And for more medical updates and info, you can also go to the CaringBridge site for updates.

http://www.caringbridge.org/visit/rowanhoward

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5/27 Updates:

Terra FB- Last Sunday I begged God for one more day. We're on day 6. Amen.

You can also go to the CaringBridge site for updates.

http://www.caringbridge.org/visit/rowanhoward

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5/26 Updates:

Last night I was holding Rowan's hand & praying over him, telling him to rest, Angels were watching over him, he needs to relax, etc. I heard a tiny voice in my head. "Why don't you take your own advice, rest my child." As you can imagine I haven't had much sleep. I came to my room, read some dear friends prayers, fell asleep wrapped in my precious prayer quilt & woke up at 7:00. Completely restored & rested. I quickly hurried to Rowan's room this morning excited to see my baby. I learned he had tried to fully ROLL OVER twice in the night. Full leg, neck, head & arm movements working together. Which is WONDERFUL..except for the ECMO. He can't be moving around at all. They had to sedate him heavily for his safety. Tears of joy for this Mommy. His stubborn right lung keeps improving, having a set back, improving, having a set back. They are trialing off ECMO this very minute anyway..to see what his body does. Please pray for his lung, for God to continue to show the Dr.'s that HE is control, for Rowan to continue to show us signs he's fighting to come to back to us, & for complete healing for my baby. As much as this has been the hardest week of my life, in all honesty I've never felt more love, a better connection to God & more in awe in my entire life. Your prayers are working! Please continue them.  

         

You can also go to the CaringBridge site for updates.

http://www.caringbridge.org/visit/rowanhoward

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5/25 Updates:

Rowan is progressing well today. Starting the wake up process is scary, painful & tough on his body. There are signs that this process is beginning. He is shaking pretty hard & is being sedated to stop it. This is all "normal". Please pray for peace, comfort & strength for my sweet boy.

You can go to the CaringBridge site for updates.

http://www.caringbridge.org/visit/rowanhoward

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5/24 FB Updates:

-Rowan opened his eyes, looked at the nurse & went back to sleep. Mommy missed it but that's ok. I ran down here as fast as I could. Please pray he rests & opens them for me later. God is hearing all of us. Everyone is amazed at Rowan's progress. My baby with a warrior heart...

-Rowan reached for his blankie hoolahopter & the awesome nurses made sure he had it.

-Woke up ready to see new miracles today. I also woke up missing my older boys. Thank God for Aunts & Uncles that are taking care of my babies like their own. I pray that Aunt Stacey Mostyn Howard, Aunt Angie Oliver Medley, Aunt Jennifer Johnson, Uncle Keith, Uncle Russell Medley, & Uncle Scott know we couldn't be up here doing what we have to do without knowing our other babies are safe in the ar...ms of people that love them so much. Please pray for all Aunts & Uncles today..shoving away their own needs to care for our babies, all whole grieving with us & holding down their own lives. Completely in awe of these Angels. My heart is so full of love, hope, faith & peace. Please keep praying. It. Is. Working.

You can also go to the CaringBridge site for updates.

http://www.caringbridge.org/visit/rowanhoward

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5/23 Updates:

My sweet baby is resting. So many miracles happened today we are humbled by God's Mercy. The next 24 hours Rowan needs to jump many more hurdles. Specifically we need a good cat scan tomorrow, we need him to open his eyes as they warm him back to normal temp, he needs peace in his heart WHEN he wakes up & we need ECMO to continue performing it's job..allowing Rowan's lungs to heal. This is a very critical time we've been told so please continue to pray for our Rowan Wayne. We truly love all of you & could not have gotten through this without your constant support & prayers.

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5/22 Updates:

You can go to the CaringBridge site for updates. 

http://www.caringbridge.org/visit/rowanhoward

And here are more of Terra's FB page updates:

From Terra-For the first time since the accident Greg & I were able to sleep. We feel covered in prayer. Upon hearing my voice last night Rowan's heart rate shot up so I was asked to to whisper. I lowered my voice so quietly it was covered by the beep of every machine & his heart rate shot up again. I was again asked to stop. Greg KNOWS he heard his Momma & was so excited. It was very hard for me though. Please continue to pray, we know it's working!

We have no words to express the pain we are in. Rowan is the light of our lives. The prayers & outpouring of love we've experienced is amazing. God is working miracles with my son. He should not be here right now but is continuing to surprise us. He is fighting & the Dr.s are also. Please join us in praying for Rowan's complete healing, peace for his heartbroken older brothers & strength for my husband & myself. We feel all the prayers & they are working. We beg all of you to continue them! Thank you - The Howard Family

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Update on Rowan from Terra's page:
"Just got an update for our baby Rowie. All organs showing little to no damage. Lungs will recover, and brain stem DOES show activity. The next 48 hours are crucial. He was responding to his Daddy earlier by wiggling his toes. Please keep the prayers coming."

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Will you pray for my friend, Terra, and her sweet baby boy, Rowan?  They are in a fight for his life right now.  This is an amazing family...close and fun loving.  They are encouragers to others, prayer warriors....and we have been on the receiving end of their love.  They need our prayers. 

PLEASE PRAY.