The devil doesn't quit!!!! If you have overcome something, been delivered from something, gotten past something, or in any other way have been victorious, believe me he will be there!!!! As I may have mentioned, on July 16, 2009, my 6-year-old, Mason, donated bone marrow to his 4-year-old sister, Chandler. He was in the hospital overnight, she was in the hospital for 53 days. She had a few complications - some major, some minor along the way. With the chemotherapy, fevers, hyperpigmentation, and peeling skin, I didn't recognize my baby!!! I prayed to God to deliver her. Prayers were hanging on her wall and I petitioned the prayer warriors to lift her up. God brought her through!!! She is still on medicines and has a tube in her stomach for overnight feeds and medicine. We are in the clinic at least once a week, but she is jumping, dancing, and clowning around. She is back to herself.....which is good and bad.....We knew that she had sickle cell disease before she was even born. I have the sickle cell trait, as does my husband, so we had an ammniocentesis done with both pregnancies. Mason has neither the disease nor the trait. She was an emergency C-section. With each contraction, her heart rate would drop to about 70, so they had to get her out of there!!! STAT!!! (The devil must know that God has a mighty work for her to do because he was trying to take her out before she could even get here!!!) She was only 4lbs, 12oz. I used to joke that a bag of sugar weighed more than my baby did:( So she was pampered, coddled, and pet. As she grew older, we realized that her sickle cell was merely a condition of her blood, as it never stopped her. She would run with the boys, play with the boys, and fight with the boys!!! Suffice it to say, the extra attention made her what you would call "bad"!!! She was used to getting her own way, and hers was the only way. I had done a pretty good job of breaking her of that demonic spirit by the time she went into the hospital. But, the nurses and staff at Children's Hospital Boston (6 West) are so fantastic. They catered to her every whim - when it was feasible. When she was restricted to her room, the Child Life Specialist - Katie - would bring art projects into the room and play with Chandler for hours. It got to the point that she would visit Chandler last because she would be in there for so long. All the nurses loved her. There was a stocked kitchen at her disposal. She was the queen bee!!! Apparently, she got used to the royal treatment and expected it to continue once she made it back home. Welcome to reality, sweetheart!!!! She has started so many fights with her brother. Not a day has gone by that she hasn't cried about something frivilous. She is defiant and moody. She cried for so long yesterday morning because she wanted to stay at home yesterday - by herself - and I told her no. It occured to me that this is nothing but Satan trying to steal God's glory. You had to see her to appreciate what God has done for her, but if you just met her, all you would see is a bratty little girl. That is Satan trying to shift the focus from her healing to her behavior. Once I realized this, I prayed for God to release the demon that has a hold on her. She's gotten a few spankings over the past few days, but the good guys are winning the battle. At least she brushed her teeth herself this morning!!!! It may not seem like much, but at this point, I'm taking all that God gives me!!!!! Please keep my family in prayer, and I'll do the same for yours:)