Happy New Year

Rick was discharged a few days after being admitted and is doing ok. Aidan has moved out of the cardiac intensive care unit and is now on the "floor". Go Aidan go! We pray this new year brings you all even closer to God.

An email from Diane:
To all our friends and family please know that we love you all and know how blessed we are, there has been more blessings around us than I could ever count! So for the New Year we all know what we are wishing for... Of course we are hoping and praying for Aidan to get his new heart and have a happy healthy life, we also wish that for all our sweet little one's with us at Boston... May everyone who has touched our lives have a wonderful blessed New Year! Love, hugs and Kisses xox

"Yet those who wait for the LORD will gain new strength; they will mount up with wings like eagles, they will run and not get tired, they will walk and not become weary " Isiah 40:31

Prayers needed

Rick aka "Pop-pop" was admitted to the ER today in Boston for chest pains. The EKG did not look good and they will be doing a CAT scan soon. Diane said maybe a cath will be done tomorrow. I will post again when I hear more.

If any family can handle this it is the Benardo's. We love you all. Stay strong and lean on the Lord.

"The salvation of the righteous comes from the LORD; he is their stronghold in time of trouble"       Psalm 37:39

Gratitude

An email from Diane:

Dear family and friends,     

All the love, prayers, thoughts and gifts just keep coming... We are blessed in so many ways that my healthy heart is full to the brim with love and gratitude to each and everyone of you!!  So many people have touched our lives with money, gifts, food, cards, a hug and smiles, and it all helps to give us the strenght to get us through this. Waiting and watching Aidan go through this is not easy at all, but I could never imagine doing this without all the support we have gotten from all of you. So to everyone please know that not a day, an hour, a moment goes by where I don't thank God for all the love and beautiful people who are sharing this all with us in New England, Alabama, Pennsylvania, Washington, North Carolina, Florida, New York and the hospital... May all your holiday dreams come true! 

My love to all, Diane

 

P.S. Before I forget Aidan had a wonderful weekend, he is doing great, and had lots of fun with his Oma, Tanta Pattie, my son Stephen and Dayna & Eileen (friends from Boston), he was awake and got to play with everyone! We have made around $600.00 in tee-shirt sales for "The Resource R" thanks to Sam, Laura, Rick and my niece's in Maine!

 

 

Aidan and his NEW blanket from a sweet mother named Heather =)

Rejoicing with you guys that you are able to be together for Christmas and that Aidan has been having some good days. We too are thinking and praying for Aidan every day, every hour, and every moment. You all are doing an amazing job relying on the Lord and trusting in Him. 

"May the Lord direct your hearts into God’s love and Christ’s perseverance." 2 Thessalonians 3:5

On the move

A text from Diane: "Aidan is doing great! Walking more and more everyday! His personality is coming back. Yeah!"
Go Aidan go! I love seeing these pictures of him out of bed. He is stronger now and is ready for that great gift. There has been talk about moving him off the cardiac intensive care floor to the cardiac floor because he is doing so well.

We pray that Aidan is in God's hands and is working on his behalf. May the family who gives Aidan his gift find strength in the God and peace in knowing that they are saving this amazing kid.

"For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life." John 3:16