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[megamay]

omg that is awful! She is so young! hopefully that will work in her favor though and she will heal better than they even expect. kids are resilient

[sdwhru]

I'm so sorry to hear about this. Hang in there! We will be praying for you & your family.

[Emsdancemom]

I am so sorry! I am adding her and your family to my prayer list. Big (((((HUGS))))) to you!

[zanettac]

Carissa- how very scary!! Sending prayers for her to heal quickly and that she is doing better!! ((BIG HUGS)) for you sweetie!!

[Heidi1154]

Huge hugs and prayers for you and your family!
Stay strong and keep us posted please.

[craftyfool]

I haven't been able to stop thinking about this since I read it. My youngest DD is 4 and I just can't help but picture her sweet face as I think of your poor little niece!!!

I will say a daily prayer for her and your family. I will also say some prayers for you, my dear. Remember, God doesn't give us anything He knows we can't handle. (((((HUGS)))) and keep us posted as you can.

[JulianaM]

Hugs and prayers Carissa!

[BeatrizS]

Carissa, im so sorry you all have to go through this. I will keep you all in my prayers! I hope that poor baby girl has a speedy recovery

[AlwaysHappy]

Carissa, I'm so sorry to hear this happened to you niece. I'll be prayer for her and the whole family. Please keep us updated when you can.

[killarney_rose]

Carissa, it is my prayer that your niece will come out of this alright. Children are amazingly resilient. I know how tough it is to have a child hurt by an animal. I've had a niece that took a dog bite to the end of her nose. Two surgeries and you can't even see the damage. Plastic surgeons are wonderful today. My daughter made a mistake on not checking her girth like she always had been made to do. Long story short, horse spooked and my daughter had a fractured skull.

What got me through my daughter's ordeal was a simple Bible passage. God will never give you more then you can handle. I kept saying that over and over when DD was in such danger getting over her first two weeks with that fracture. I was blessed with no complications. That simple passage has gotten me through so many rough areas in my life. It's probably my favorite passage. It's my prayer that your slow motion feeling, the heeling of your precious niece will go quickly and safely, and He gives you the strength in your heart you need right now. And I have tears right now, too.

[DolphinSoul]

btt with update

[megamay]

that is great that she is home already. It really is amazing and shocking at the same time that kids that young already have that 'Im beautiful' mentality. My daughter is only 3 and no one in her life is really focused on makeup or fashion or anything. For the longest time my MIL was blaming me for getting her into wearing pretty dresses and stuff, but I only wear jeans and I NEVER wear makeup. They just pick up on that stuff. But, FWIW, I thought the photo didnt look that bad. I mean, don't get me wrong if it was my DD I would be totally freaking and Im sure that before they got her into surgery and all stitched up and stuff it looked way worse. All I mean, is, it's amazing the things that plastic surgeons can do. When it is all over, she will probably not have many, if any, visible scars.

So sorry that her mother doesnt want anyone there to help, but I guess its sort of like how people grieve in their own way.

[kennabeans]

HUGS to you. I am sure your SIL is really emotional right now and does probably need some alone time with her family. Glad to hear that the bite didn't get her eye!!

[mkcdaisy]

Oh poor Anna. That doesn't look good but at least its not as bad as it could be. She's a beauty no matter what. Sweet thing. Prayer still to her.

[emarie803]

Aww, poor baby I am glad that it is not more serious and that she was able to go home (((((HUGS))))) and more prayers being sent

[Grandma Flowers]

Poor baby. I hope she's doing better.

[scrappininAK]

what an awful thing to happen - prayers that everyone can get through this and deal with the aftermath

[grifscap]

So glad she is home. Will keep praying she will heal fine.

[SBcrazee]

I'm sure the physical scars will heal. I hope she will heal emotionally too & be able to forget this incident with time. Until then as hard as it might be you are doing the right thing by letting her mom take care of her but still being there for her emotionally. It's probably very hard on her mom too at this time & it's her way of making sure she is there for her dd completely. Hugs.

[carolynlontin]

((hugs)) I am so sorry this happened to your niece, I am glad to hear she is already home & on her way to recovery.


I can relate to how she feels, I was bitten in the face by DH's cousin's Dalmation on Christmas day when I was 19. I was terrified to look in the mirror and when I did I cried; I was even afraid of my own dog after that and just the thought of the incident brought back the feeling of the dog pulling on my face. But my injuries healed and the scars are gone - emotionally and physically. I rebonded with my dog who knew I was in pain and afraid & we have gone on to have several more dogs.



My thoughts are with your whole family as your niece heals. ((hugs))