Meet Parker

Meet Parker, aka: Brave Little Hero. The extra chromosome (Down Syndrome) is really the least of his troubles... he's also got pulmonary hypertension, a tethered spinal cord, failure to thrive, bowel obstruction (he's had surgeries), sleep apnea, a trachea tube and a g-tube for feeding. All this, at age 3 and a whopping 23 pounds. Oh, and he's the youngest of six kids.

You might think a kid like that must lay around in a hospital bed all day, probably feeling sorry for himself. Nope, not Parker! He's up and, well, on his way to running. He colors with crayons, he does Eensy Weensy Spider, he laughs, he throws things at his mom, he gets put in time out. He's a three year old boy, for sure!

No one likes to hear about sick children, but if every you need inspiration, a smile, or just want to look at pictures of a really, really cute little kid, go visit Parker and his mom over at Praying for Parker. Parker smiles right through the rain, and will show you that even the smallest, most simple things in life can really mean so much.

~*~*~ May you always remember to dance in the rain, and may you have plenty of ladybugs beside you! ~*~*~

Blessings,
Kat