Amelia had been feeling sick, it's that time of year so it seemed like any other kid cold. However, on Monday October 7th Cora and John rushed Amelia to the ER after she lost movement of her arms, legs and began slurring her speech. After initial assesment and not finding what was going on the medical team made the decision that it was in Amelia's best interest to fly her to Denver Children's Hospital. During the flight she began to experience breathing issues. The last few days they have kept Amelia pretty sedated and have been running a battery of tests including an MRI, spinal fluid tap, blood work and last night they ran a spinal MRI. This morning our family received the news that Amelia has a thoracic spinal lesion and two brain lesions. This is consistent with the autoimmune issues they've been suspecting. They're doing steroid treatments and the goal for the week is to get a few more test results and focus on respiratory therapy with the goal of her breathing on her own. We are realistically looking at minimum a few months of treatments and then more for recovery and rehabilitation. Cora and John have three other elementary aged children at home that very much miss their parents and are worried about their sister. We still have a lot to figure out to determine a long term plan for making sure the kids are supported while Cora and John support Amelia with her rehabilitation goals . Right now our focus is on giving them stability and as much as the situation allows normalcy in their daily life. Most of you know that John typically works long hours and commutes a pretty significant length of time for work, Cora is a full time stay at home mom and her kids are her world and they are very attached to her so this will be a challenging journey for Amelia and the entire Smith family. The outpouring of love and support all of us have received has been incredible and humbling. We are so thankful to everyone who has reached out and offered to be there for us.