Baby Joséphine Marie-Adèle Ouellette - With Jesus

Thank You For Your Support & Prayers During The Last 17 Days

I would like to share this email with everybody that prayed for Joséphine and her family over the last 17 days. Thank you so much for your prayers and support. May this email bring peace to others who are currently suffering from an illness or who have children that are suffering of an illness or has passed on.

Andria, Marc, Célia, and Joséphine has been through so much during the last 17 days and yet, they find peace in knowing that somehow this experience is all according Divine Planning and Divine Timing. Although we are unable to see and understand why this has happend, we take comfort in the fact that there is a Divine reason behind it all.

"We'd like to start by thanking everyone for your thoughts, prayers, love, and support for us, and especially for Joséphine. We could not possibly have imagined how supportive everyone would be; we are truly blessed to have such caring family and friends. We'd like to pass along our sincerest thanks to everyone -- you made a great difference in our lives, and in Joséphine's, and we will always remember and treasure this.

It is with very deep sorrow that we bring you the saddest of news: on Friday night (July 28th), around 8pm, Joséphine Marie-Adèle Ouellette left us after a very courageous 17 day battle with her devastating injuries. She died peacefully in our arms, surrounded by our love and prayers; our little angel is now in Heaven. We're sure that she knew how much we, and so many other people, loved her, prayed for her, and cared for her.

Within 24 hours of her birth, we learned that Joséphine had suffered a severe brain injury (due to a lack of oxygen that most likely occurred during the final stages of delivery), and damage to many vital organs, and that there was nothing that could be done medically to heal her. On her second day, we were told that her body was beginning to shut down, that she was dying, and that she likely only had about 12-24 hours to live.

Over the course of the next two weeks, we saw some miraculous improvements in Joséphine. Her body began to recover: her circulation improved, she began to move more and more, she began to breathe on her own well enough that she no longer required a ventilator (using only a nasal CPAP to keep her lungs open), and she was able to be fed her mother's milk through a feeding tube.

We will always be thankful for getting these extra two weeks with her, to be able to hold her, to sing to her, and to let her know how much we loved her. We truly believe that all the love and prayers for Joséphine made this possible.

Unfortunately, Thursday afternoon (July 27th), she started to struggle, slowly declined, and passed away Friday night. She spent her last day in our arms, as we took turns rocking and comforting her.

Joséphine was with us for 17 unforgettable days. We were praying for the miracle of her complete recovery, but we know we were granted the miracle of getting to know her, to be with her, and to love her so deeply for these 17 wonderful days. We wouldn't trade this time for anything.

We miss her so much and are very saddened that she is no longer with us, but we are also at peace. Joséphine brought us such peace and serenity whenever we were with her, she deepened our faith, and she touched the lives of so many people. We will never know why she had to leave us so early, but we trust that this is part of God's greater plan.

In our time at the Hospital for Sick Children, we saw a lot of critically ill babies and their overwhelmed families. In Joséphine's memory, we'd like to ask that you include them in your thoughts and prayers."

Andria, Marc, Célia, and Joséphine (who will always be with us)

PS Please visit www.whockey.com/am for upcoming details of the
visitations/funeral, and for *photos* of our beautiful little angel.

Love & Light
Victoria

Update: Baby Joséphine Marie-Adèle Ouellette

Joséphine is a perfect little girl with a will to live stronger than we can imagine. She has a small tube down her nose to assist her breathing and at times, she breaths on her own. Her feeding tube is fed through her umbilical cord area. Aside from that, she looks like any healthy baby. Her parents spend time massaging her little body and on Friday she started moving and stretching. Yey!

There's progress everyday her Marc and Andria believe in the power of prayer and ask that all of us who think of them, keep praying for miracles.

Doctors were concerned about kidney failure, but Joséphine's body is functioning now.

Love & Light

Victoria

Please Pray for Baby Joséphine Marie-Adèle Ouellette: Toronto, Canada

Dear Readers,

I received the following e-mail message early yesterday morning and I ask that you all pray for baby Joséphine and her family. Please send them lots of love and healing light. Our collective prayers, faith and thoughts can create a miracle to heal this little baby.

"Joséphine Marie-Adèle Ouellette was born July 11th at 7:26 pm. Sheweighed 8 lbs 4 oz and measured 20.5 inches in length.

Joséphine's umbilical cord was wrapped around her neck three times when she was born. As she did not start breathing on her own, she was given oxygen immediately after birth and was then transferred to the Hospital for Sick Children in Toronto.

Our baby is gravely ill and only a miracle will save her. We have been praying continuously for her that Jesus will heal her. Please pray for her for us. Please forward this email message to anyone you know who would like to pray for her. The more people we have praying for her and believing in a miracle, the more likely she will be healed.

We will not have access to e-mail, but you can be sure we'll receive your prayers.

Andria, Marc, Célia, and Joséphine"

Love & Light
Victoria

Little Sophie walks out of hospital

Burns survivor Sophie Delezio has walked out of hospital, almost five weeks after she was hit by a car on a Sydney pedestrian crossing.

Clutching her parents' hands, the beaming five-year-old was dressed in a pink fairy dress and held a small pink bag...so sweet!

Hugs & kisses from all the people in Australia, Sophie!

Burn Victim, Alexandra of Poland E-Mail a Hoax!

I mentioned in my previous blog that my detective mind could not put this matter to rest. Well, I did some digging on the Net and found an interesting website http://urbanlegends.about.com/library/bl_ola_kuczma.htm that talks about E-mail hoaxes and chain letters.

The Alexandra E-mail is a hoax based on a real life tragedy and has been around since 2005.

There was really a house fire in June 2005 in southern Poland that destroyed the home of Peter and Anna Kuczma that left their 14-month-old daughter, Aleksandra ("Alexandra" or "Olenka" or "Ola") Kuczma seriously burned and fighting for her life in a hospital burn ward.

There was media coverage about this incident, please refer to http://urbanlegends.about.com/library/bl_ola_kuczma.htm for more information. Unfortunately some of the articles are in Polish. According to David Emery of Urban Ledgends and Folklore, Ola is on the road to recovery but will require more surgery, and her parents have requested help from the public to meet the medical expenses.

If the story is true, why is it a hoax? According to David Emery, the E-mail is a hoax because of the false claim that for every time it is forwarded, Ola Kuczma's parents will receive 3 cents. He says that it is impossible, as the technology does not exist to do this type of thing.

This is not the only E-mail that is doing the rounds. So next time you receive one of these E-mails, don't feel bad when you click "delete". If you are unsure, just do a search on the Net or visit the site in this article.

That raises another question. What kind of person would start such an E-mail? Makes you wonder, doesn't it?

Love & Light

Victoria

Forward E-mails to Assist Sick Children - Are they for real?

Burn Victim Alexandra of Poland

I received an E-mail this morning (attached below my message) that asked me to forward the email to others. Alexandra's parents will receive 3 cents for every forwarded message.

It is not the first time that I have received an E-mail like this one and I cannot help myself, but my detective mind has been turning over this issue the whole day.

Are these E-mails for real or is it a scam to get hold of E-mail addresses for spam? Does the parents really get 3 cents for every click? How do we know that this E-mail was not started by fraudsters? How does it work? How do they track it? How do we distinguish between real requests for help and fraudulent ones?

I would love to know the answer to these questions and I suspect many of you well meaning people out there would love to know too.

If you have any knowledge about these E-mails, please post a message in the comments section at the end of this blog.

And if you were wondering if I forwarded the E-mail....Yes, I did! I have a soft spot for children and I will keep on doing so until someone out there in the blogosphere lets me know that these E-mails are a scam.

Please let us know if you know anything about these E-mails, even if you just have limited information.

Love & Light
Victoria

"Dear All,
Alexandra came out of a rigging fire alive, but now has to fight for her life and a normal future. She is 14 months old and she has burnt skin all over her body, damage facial bones (as a result of very high temperature). She does not have half of her face. She is in hospital in Krakow - Poland and one of the best specialist is looking after her. However she still has to go through many surgeries and then long rehab. Unfortunately her parents do not have any more money.
Therefore we are asking for your help. For each forwarded email her parents will get 3 cents. Please help them and forward that email to as many people as you can".

Sophie Comes Out of Coma

According to Sophie's doctors, she came out of her drug induced coma yesterday and smiled at her mother.

She is still in pain and doctors are slowly reducing her pain killers.

I am so happy for her and her family.

Bless this family.

Love & Light
Victoria

Sophie - A Little Better!

Sophie's condition is now listed as serious but stable, an improvement on the critical listing she'd had since last Friday's accident.

God bless this brave little soul!

Love & Light
Victoria

Family Awaits Sophie's Awakening

Sophie is still sedated and her condition remains stable. Her family is keeping a bedside vigil.

Our prayers are still with Sophie and her family.

Love & Light
Victoria

Update on Sophie's Condition

Sophie's condition is still cirtical, but stable. Our thoughts and prayers are still with her and her family.

Victoria

Angel Picture Source & Credits:
Artist unknown

Little Sophie - Critical, but Stable

Update on Sophie Delezio's progress

Little Sophie's condition is still critical, but doctors don't expect her to face any surgery.

Our prayers have been answered and I have no doubt in my mind that our prayers contributed to her stabilized condition. The powerful combination of our prayers, the swift action of the helicopter rescue service team and the wonderful doctors at the Sydney Children's Hospital have all come together for our brave little Auzzie girl who has crept so deep into our hearts.

Sophie has a broken jaw, broken ribs and a shoulder bone bleeding around her left lung.

According to the New South Wales Opposition leader, Peter Debnam, the crossing is incredibly dangerous and needs fixing.

This crossing has a regular accident history and it is time that authorities take action and conduct a CPTED (Crime Prevention Through Environmental Design) audit on the pedestrian crossing. If local authorities don't have the necessary expertise, they should get consultants in to do the audit for them. Some local companies offer excellent CPTED training courses for police, council and government organisation staff. I have done one of these courses myself and it is an absolute must for the people responsible for the management of this pedestrian crossing.

My God bless each and every person who assisted Sophie thus far.

Victoria

Angel Picture Source & Credits:
Artist unknown

Sophie Delezio - Sydney, Australia

Please Pray for Sophie Delezio


Little Sophie is recovering from serious burns after a car crashed into her day care centre in 2003.

As a result of this accident she lost both feet, some fingers and suffered third-degree burns to 85 per cent of her body when she was trapped under the car that crashed into the Roundhouse Childcare Centre at Fairlight, in Sydney's north, on December 15, 2003.

Sadly, five-year-old Sophie's pram was struck by a car today while being pushed across a pedestrian crossing on Frenchs Forest Road in Seaforth, in Sydney's north. She is in a critical condition, on life support and her condition has not stabilised.

Sophie's distraught mother Carolyn has asked people to pray for her little girl as police rushed her into the emergency department earlier tonight.

Please light a candle and pray for little Sophie and her family.

Carolyn, may God and His healing angel, Archangel Raphael, be with Sophie and your family to bring about miraculous recovery and healing. I know that Archangel Raphael has put his wings around Sophie to comfort her in his green, gentle healing light.

Victoria

Angel Picture Source & Credits:
Artist unkown