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 Hannah Gabrielle Dexter

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Born:  October 6, 2004

  Chiefland, Florida (FL) - Trisomy 13 Mosaic

 


FOUR HOURS OLD

Update: 4-15-07
HI, EVERYTHING IS GOOD WITH HANNAH. SHE IS SHOWING PROGRESS WEEKLY WITH HER THERAPIST. THEY ARE VERY PLEASED.

SHE IS CRAWLING EVERYWHERE!! AND WALKS WITH A WALKER, WHEN SHE WANTS TO !! ALSO ON A TREADMILL AT THEREPY.

HEALTH WISE SHE IS DOING WONDERFUL, A COLD OR VIRUS EVERY NOW AND THEN . SHE WEIGHTS 26 LBS.

SHE IS A SPECIAL GIFT FROM GOD !!

GRANDMA, MARY KEEN
 

Update: 2-27-05 HANNAH IS DOING GREAT. AT HER 4 MONTH WCC SHE WEIGHED 11 LBS. SHE IS NOW AT THE 10% MARK ON ALL AREAS ON THE NORMAL GROWTH CHART. (THEY DON'T USE THE SPECIAL ONE HER GENETIC COUNSELOR SENT. SHE DOESN'T NEED IT.) ALL OF HER DEVELOPMENT IS AT OR ABOVE THE 4 MONTH AGE LEVEL. SHE IS ALWAYS BABBLING AND COOING. SHE IS TURNING OVER AND REACHING FOR THINGS. SHE IS A MIRACLE! THANK YOU FOR YOUR PRAYERS. KIMBERLY DEXTER

Update: 1-11-05 Hannah is now 3 months old. Still no problems other than her eye. She is 10 lbs. She is growing and doing everything she should be doing at her age. Her doctor is also very excited about her development so far.  We are trusting God that she will continue on this path. Thank you for all of your prayers.  Kimberly Dexter P.O. BOX 702 Chiefland, Florida 32644

Update: 10-28-04 HANNAH IS DOING WONDERFUL, THEY'VE DONE A CAT-SCAN ON HER BRAIN AND TO LOOK AT HER PARTIAL OPEN EYE, AND THANK THE GOOD LORD, HER BRAIN IS TOTALLY NORMAL.!!!! WE ARE STILL PRAISING GOD FOR THIS MIRACLE !!! HER EYE IS SMALL BUT SHE DOES HAVE VISION IN IT . WE ARE PUTTING OUR FAITH IN GOD ALMIGHTY, OUR HEALER, AND HE IS NOT THROUGH, WITH HER YET, SHE WILL HAVE PERFECT VISION AND HER EYE WILL MOVE FORWARD!! WE ARE BELIEVING FOR THIS, AND EXPECTING IT ANYTIME !! KIMBERLY IS DOING WONDERFUL , AS LONG AS SHE KEEPS HER EYES ON THE GOOD LORD ABOVE WHERE HER HELP IS COMING FROM. SHE HAS ALWAYS HAD STRONG FAITH IN GOD SINCE A CHILD, AND NOW I KNOW WHY. HANNAH IS EATING REAL GOOD ALSO, AROUND 2-3 OZ EVERY FEEDING, SHE IS VERY ALERT AND INTERESTED IN EVERYTHING AROUND HER AND SHE WILL SMILE AT YOU, WHEN YOU TALK TO HER. SHE ALSO HOLDS HER HEAD UP REALLY GOOD . SHE ACTS OLDER THAN 3 WKS. TO ME AND I HAVE FOUR CHILDREN .WE WILL CONTINUE TO PRAY FOR YOU AND YOURS, MAY GOD BLESS YA'LL AND HEAL YOUR LITTLE ONE IS OUR PRAYER, MARY KEEN

10-16-04 Hannah was diagnosed Trisomy 13 but.. God has healed her. She is covered by the blood of the Lamb. Her heart is perfect and she's gaining weight. She is now over 7 lbs. and eating almost 3 to 4 oz. at at time. Praise God!!! Praise God!!! Thank you so much, there certainly is power in prayer!!!!!! Hannah's mother is Kimberly Dexter  and I am Kimberly's mother Mary Keen Old Town, Florida

 

submitted: 10-16-04 

 

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