Please — not the routine kind of prayer. The raw, trembling, middle-of-the-night kind. The kind that comes from a place so deep it aches. Because right now, Chance is in critical condition, and every breath feels like a battle.
It began with numbers on a screen — potassium levels dropping to a dangerously low point, placing immense strain on his fragile heart. Doctors explained how vital potassium is for steady heart rhythms, how even slight imbalances can turn catastrophic. In Chance’s case, the drop was sudden and severe. His tiny body, already exhausted from fighting so much, began to swell as fluid accumulated faster than it could be managed. The swelling was painful, visible, and heartbreaking — something no parent should ever have to witness.
Medical teams moved quickly, adjusting medications, administering emergency treatments, watching every fluctuation on the monitors. For a short while, it seemed the interventions were working. His heart rhythm steadied. The swelling appeared controlled. Oxygen levels stabilized. Hope — cautious, fragile hope — filled the room. We allowed ourselves to exhale. And then, without warning, everything changed.
His oxygen levels crashed. Alarms pierced the air. Nurses and doctors rushed in as numbers that had just been steady spiraled downward. The progress he had fought so hard to gain unraveled in seconds. Tubes were adjusted. Medications were pushed. Voices remained calm, but urgency was everywhere. It felt like watching a wave pull him back just as he had reached the shore. 🚨
We are far from home — far from comfort, far from normalcy — clinging to faith with shaking hands. Exhaustion weighs heavily, but fear weighs more. There is no clear outcome yet. No final word. Only this hour. Only this fight. Only the hope that Chance’s heart will steady, that his oxygen will rise, that the swelling will ease, that his small body will keep holding on.
So please, pray for him tonight. Pray for strength in his heart, breath in his lungs, wisdom for his doctors, and peace in the middle of chaos. Pray like it matters — because it does. 🙏✨