The continuing saga of little MacKenzie Grace Hollister, aged 3, who nearly died this past winter after nearly freezing to death. Her story was first introduced in the tale, "The Little Girl Who Was Frozen Solid: MacKenzie's Story of Surviving Incredible Odds".
My name is Heather Renee' Hollister, and my husband's name is Chuck Ryan. We live in Nashville, Tennessee, with our two children, MacKenzie Grace, who is three years old, and our newly adopted son, Gage, who just came to us from the country of Guatemala.
You probably recall hearing our story last winter when our older child, MacKenzie, nearly froze to death after wandering outside in just her pajama's. She was found (by me) nearly frozen to death, and to tell you the truth, I honestly thought that for a time we were going to lose her; but somehow, through a Miracle, she survived; and she is still alive today.
Our daughter was the first child we had adopted; she came to us from China, and she has been nothing but a joy. She was so smart and so lively, but then came that day when she nearly died; and her life hasn't been the same since. She is now a shell of her former self, and now, whenever I see her sitting in her wheelchair, unable to walk or talk but a very few words, my heart breaks because it was a situation that could have very easily been prevented had I or Chuck had only made sure that the front door had been securely locked. She is now permanently handicapped, and nothing we can do can ever change that.
I look at our daughter now, and I feel nothing but shame and hurt because she could have been outside, running and screaming her head off, enjoying the summer days, but now she will never get that chance. She is brain-damaged, and she MAY walk by the end of this year, but she will never be like she was before she nearly froze to death. I feel that the accident was MY fault because I neglected to tell Chuck to lock the door when he had left to get the Christmas tree that day, and I didn't even bother to lock it myself after he left. It was totally irresponsible of both of us, and because of it, our little angel is now permanently handicapped.
I try to tell myself that things like what had happened last winter can happen to anyone, but seeing our daughter's wheelchair or her physical needs only makes us feeling terrible, and we feel that we are not good parents. We endangered our daughter's life by not taking precautions, and now she is the one who has to suffer. It has gotten to the point to where Chuck and I have been arguing a lot over MacKenzie and her care; and I am starting to wonder if we should even begin to save our marriage. Our marriage is beginning to suffer, and the kids, small as they are, can sense this, and this makes for some very tense and unhappy moments in our house nowadays. We have prayed to God and talked to our pastor, Pastor Bruce Bilkey, about our situation, but somehow, I don't feel reassured that things are going to get better because as of now, they HAVEN'T.
Chuck is still mad at me, and he is presently staying at his mother's up the street until things cool down somewhat, and meanwhile, I am stuck here at the house with two small children who need food and attention; and I am always on the verge of tears.
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