Dear God

Dear God,

Heaven Czar is now almost 30-weeks old. In five weeks, he will be in our arms finally. But Aires’ strong immune system is again going overdrive. She is producing antibodies which make her placenta go old so fast that it is no longer safe for Heaven to stay in his mom’s womb.

We are now at the hospital again. Aires has to undergo another round of the intravenous immunoglobulin treatment. For almost 10 hours, Aires is hooked to a machine that controls the flow of the drug. 25 grams of this drug is needed to temper the immune system of Aires.

Next week, Aires will also need to undergo another round of lymphocyte immune therapy. We asked our Ateneo friends to donate their white blood cells for this treatment. This therapy will also help temper her immune system.

Please give us the strength to go through all these again. Please give Heaven a fighting chance. Please make him ready for the world outside the womb. Please help Aires become a rightful vessel for Your miracle.

Your will be done. Amen.