Sunday January 27, 2013

Hey Family, our little warrior princess continues to progress nicely. While she had trouble sleeping Friday night, Saturday night she slept well, without any issues. Her time off the ventilator continues to go well and we thank God for her progress. Having said that family I have to share something with you.

Rachel and I were having a conversation with a member of the hospital staff. This particular individual started to discuss discharge options with us. Now keep in mind we have had this conversation with multiple members of staff on several different occasions. This conversation, however, was not bothersome because we had already explored almost every option available to us, or so we thought. This individual revealed to us there was one more option, one possible solution to ensuring our daughter gets the care she requires; make her a ward of the state. Yeah you read that right, relinquish custody of our only daughter to the state of Connecticut, than as a foster child she would qualify for all treatment she would ever need. The individual even went on to say 'I'm sure that state would work with you to set up some kind of visitation schedule'. Are you serious, a visitation schedule for my own flesh and blood. Can you believe this fam, this backwards, nonsensical, asinine system actually suggests that a two parent, husband and wife household, both of whom are employed, both of who are educated, both of whom are pay taxes, both of whom are productive members of the society, should give up their child so the state of Connecticut can raise her. How do you like that for an effective system. The government is not willing to take our hard earned money that we would happily give it, in order to buy into the state insurance plan, but is perfectly ok with taking our child. So our money is no good, but our baby, yeah the state will take her. My fellow Americans, this is our system. This is something that is considered an actual option.

Folks this is not a wolf dressing up like one of the sheep and trying to slip in the backdoor when no one is looking, no this is the wolf knocking on the farmer's front door and asking him to unlock the gate so he can just walk right in. It is a sad day when our government tells two hard working parents who have been blessed with a child that has needs a little more expensive than they can currently afford on their own that their best option is to give their child over to the state and try again, because the state is in a better position to give her what she needs.

Let me be clear right here and right now.
NO, YOU CANNOT HAVE OUR BABY! It is not an option, I want the darkness to hear me clearly you will not over take this household, you will not claim this family, you will not win. Ariella Christina Botts is our daughter, she is our treasure, she is our blessing and you can't have her; not today, not tomorrow, not ever. She is God's gift to us and we will raise her according to God's Holy Word. This is our promise to our Savior and King, Christ Jesus. Ariella will come back home, In Jesus Name!