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Urgent Prayer: 7-Week-Old Baby Girl Fighting for Her Life after Being Struck by Softball

Will Maule : May 11, 2018  Faithwire.com

"We hear about these accidents on the news every day throughout the Cedar Valley, never thinking of how many people other than myself are praying for the victims of these tragic accidents. It's heartwarming knowing there are so many selfless people in this world that hope and pray for others." -Lee Hovenga (A YouCaring page has been set up to help the family with medical costs)

[Faithwire.com] The family of a 7-week-old baby is appealing for prayers after their little one was struck by a softball in a freak accident. Last Wednesday, Lee and Kassy Hovenga took their newborn daughter, McKenna, on a family outing to a recreational softball game in Iowa when she was struck in the head. (Image: Facebook/Healing for McKenna/via Faithwire)

"Another pair of teams were playing and Lee was helping Kassy get situated with a blanket over her, so Kassy could breastfeed," family member Laura Heise wrote on Facebook. "Lee had his back to the field and never saw the ball coming. The ball came over the fence—and either hit McKenna first or hit Kassy first. We're really not sure as it happened so fast and Kassy was looking down at McKenna as she was feeding. Neither of them saw the ball as it came over the fence."

According to ABC News, the fragile little baby was transported to St. Mary's Hospital at Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota, and treated for reported skull fractures, two brain bleeds and multiple seizures.

The parents have been posting on a Facebook group, "Healing for McKenna," to update friends and family on their daughter's condition. Lee explained how he could never have imagined his healthy child falling victim to such a random and unfortunate accident...

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