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I read this blog post Chronicles of Household 6

For those of you who don't know this cute little girl, I'd like to introduce you to Kennedy. Kennedy started off life by surprising her parents when she was born with Down Syndrome. In addition to having Ds, Kennedy has also had a series of other somewhat unusual health issues. Then, in 2007, she was diagnosed with Leukemia. She went through very aggressive chemotherapy and is currently in remission. If all of that wasn't enough, a couple of months ago, Kennedy was diagnosed with Atlantoaxial Instability and Atlanto-Occipital Instability. Basically, that means she has a gap between her skull and her spine and the smallest fall could cause her to be paralyzed for life. Today, Kennedy and her family are traveling from their home in Tennessee to Philadelphia for the surgery to fix her neck and spine that will be preformed next week. They'll be there for a month. She will have to wear a halo on her neck for 6 months. Did I mention that Kennedy is only 4 years old?

Now, let me mention one other thing about this family. Kennedy's dad is a soldier. In the midst of all of the various health problems and concerns for Kennedy, her daddy, Frank, has been going back and forth between deployments. He's currently serving a 15 month tour in Afghanistan. He's getting to come home for Kennedy's surgery and if all goes right with the flights on the Army's end, he'll be there when his family gets off the plane in Philadelphia today.So today, and in the coming months, Kennedy's button will be on the side of my blog as a reminder that we are praying for her and her family during this time. If you'd like to visit Kennedy's family, you can click on the button and go to her mom's blog. Kennedy also has a care page that describes all of the health issues she has endured in the past 4 years. You can link to that through her mom's blog too.

and then visited this website
my special ks

My heart is all swelled up and my eyes puffy.