Love For Ashley

Annika turned 8 years old today but her birthday celebration has been postponed. On October 8, little Anni received her third liver transplant. She received her first liver transplant at 12 months old because of biliary atresia . She received her second liver transplant just 3 months after that. Today, Anni is spending her birthday in an ICU room in a Chicago hospital. Her third liver transplant has not been without setbacks. Annika required 24 units of blood just a few days after her transplant and one of Anni's lungs collapsed. Today, according to Anni's mom, Moreena , Annika is doing better. She still has a long way to go. A lot of people have been following Annika's story on her mom's blog, Falling Down is also a Gift ." You can follow her story too. Moreena is a gifted writer, I promise your visit to her blog will be worth it. Please thank all three of little Anni's donor families without whom Anni would not be able to experience life as a bi...

This journal is mostly about Ashley, about her struggles with liver disease and wait for a liver transplant. This journal was started mainly to keep family and friends who love Ashley informed on how she is doing but it was also started to help me cope with having a daughter with a life threatening illness. However, today, it's about none of of these things. It's not about Ashley, me, or how we as a family cope with her illness. Today, it's about other children like Ashley who need an extra prayer or two. If you look to the right of this website you will see a headline called "Liver Friends". Please take the time to visit some of these websites. But before you leave Love for Ashley let me briefly introduce you to those special children. Aiden is a sweet goodlooking blonde-haired boy who had biliary atresia. Aiden received a liver transplant when he was just a tiny baby. Although, Aiden's liver transplant was a success, he still struggles with life thr...