August 11- From Our Dad:

The past few days have been a remarkable testimony of God's love. Havah has continued to show improvement, taking one giant leap after another. As we go through this ordeal I am struck by God's wonderful creation, our human bodies are. From conversations with the doctors the systems that kept Havah alive were on "high alert" and the other systems were put on "pause". Her kidneys started sooner than expected, her oxygen usage improved so rapidly that they removed the breathing apparatus sooner than expected, but I must remember our first conversation with the anesthesiologist in the ICU when he told us to be patient. Right now she needs to start producing her own red blood cells again, and in God's creation and in His time, with continued prayer support it will come. I find that the rapid recovery has driven me to expect a more rapid recovery, yet I know that I CAN ONLY give this to the Creator. He has proven Himself true and I BELIEVE He will continue to do so. For those of you that are unaware, Elisha had a genetic condition called Trisomy 18, that affects the 18th chromosome and is not something he would ever grow out of. Tim and Havah chose to give this little guy a chance to live as long as he could. In conversations today, and in FB responses by you, we have already seen and felt the dramatic love and care from our family and friends to us, our family, and friends. Elisha has opened an outpouring of love and unity in his short time on Earth. Chick