From The Hurley's

A sweet lady from a state agency visited Carter today to see if he might qualify for some assistance with his "at home" care once he is released. We had done our best to fill out a ten page questionnaire before she arrived. As she was helping to fill out the portions we were unsure how to answer, she asked about his prognosis. I was the one who had to tell her that the doctors had put his odds at survival at less than 20%, and that the initial assessment was based on an older age group which could immediately receive radiation and assuming the tumor was not as aggressive as this one. She paused for a second and looked up at us and said that there was someone who didn't care about the odds who would have his hand in things. She asked more questions and then she wanted to pray. After our prayer, she thanked us for letting her visit Carter and said she'd get the paperwork turned in. Kristen walked her out of the unit and when she returned I asked her "do you get a feeling that sometimes God puts specific people in specific places in our lives?" She said "I was just thinking the same thing." Then I told her why I thought that. As the lady began to pray, I was leaned over Carter's hospital bed, which it basically a big crib. As I bowed my head with my arms draped over the rail, within a short time, I felt a presence. It was like someone standing next to you without making a sound. You can’t feel, see, or hear the person, but you know someone is there. So I feel that someone huge is standing opposite me looking down on the other side on the crib. Within seconds of my feeling this, the sweet lady asks for God to send a "tall angel" to watch over Carter.........I think he already had. Instantly, I knew we were going to be alright. Carter has his angel watching him. God must have big plans for our little guy. This still doesn't guarantee any specific amount of time that we will have Carter, but I KNOW that no matter what happens, Carter, Kristen, and I will be OK through this because God, in some form, is with us. It is bringing tears to my eyes again as I type. Throughout this whole time, my focus has been on getting prayers for Carter. I think today for the first time, I felt the prayers being said for Kristen and I. We haven't asked for them, but clearly have been needed.