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Isaac Kolakowski Obituary

Published by Legacy Remembers on Jun. 1, 2017.

Isaac James spent all sixteen days of his fervent life in Pod 2 of the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) at Winnie Palmer Hospital in Orlando, FL. Born three months early, he was about 12 inches long, and weighed just over a pound. Each day he endured uncomfortable tubes and wires and shots and monitors and alarms and gloved hands moving him around. He was born with a small hole in his intestines, which still needed time to develop. We did not know this at the time, but he was getting more sick each day.



While all the medical statistics were stacked heavily against even his survival of the delivery, Isaac became known in the NICU as a feisty boy -- a fighter. He kicked his legs, he raised his arms to the sky, and squeezed our fingers every day like he wanted to wrestle. He opened his eyes early to look around, and his lungs became strong and stable, without much complication. His brain, too, was miraculously free of the typical ruptures at his age.



Our boy was a true delight. He was adored by his nurses and coached with deep compassion by his doctors who gave him everything he needed to fight the good fight. His proud parents and grandparents got to see him and touch him. We all spoke words of love and prayed and sang songs over him.



We did not see him as a burden but a gift. Not a tragedy but a miracle. Not a shame but a triumph. Because everyone adored Isaac for his stature and his story. And their adoration turned to genuine, wholehearted love. And then that Love, we believe, turned us all to awe and worship and trust in the God who knit our boy, and gave him to us just as he was.



After two challenging weeks of fighting, and a seemingly successful surgery to repair his very sick intestine, Isaac just had to rest. And as he rested, it was clear that the doctors and nurses could not revive him to fight any further. He was still sick, and there were no more medicines, no more procedures to keep him with us.



We held our boy for hours before he passed. We worshiped God with him in our arms. We sang and prayed and declared our unwavering love for him on the NICU floor. And we gave him all the dignity he deserved, despite his weakness, his pain, and his sick body.



Because God asked us to love and care for a boy who was sick from birth, and had his days numbered. A boy who we were given the option to abandon -- to 'not intervene' at birth if we agreed the risks of handicaps was just too high. God asked us to fight with this boy for two weeks, though we all prayed and longed and dreamed for a lifetime with him.



And we know God asked us to do this, because this is what he does for us each day. It is the God of Isaac who sees us sick today, our days numbered, and has decided to love us, touch us, and hold us anyway. It is the God of Isaac who knows those infections which are hiding in our guts - our souls, killing us until we surrender to him as our good surgeon, despite the risks. And it is God who gives us every medicine within his reach to make us well; to heal us so we can be alive in His Kingdom coming -- the one that is here in our midst.

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June 9, 2017

Chris Steinke

I am so sorry that you lost your precious Isaac :( Praying for a blanket of comfort from our Great Comforter. Love in Christ

June 6, 2017

Jeannie Fehseke

Keith and Anida, What a beautiful testimony, not only to the short life of your sweet Isaac, but to our Lord and God. I have been praying for you and your family. My husband and I met Dan and Pam at Loring AFB in Maine and have been friends ever since.

June 3, 2017

Lee & Jane Corcoran

Dear Keith & Andia,

Our hearts go out to you. We hope that you can feel the embrace of our thoughts and prayers. May God fill you with His Spirit and provide the comfort and peace only He can give. Know that God loves you. He also loves Isaac James Kolakowski and is even now showing him the wonders of our next life. You will see him again.

With Love, Lee & Jane Corcoran

June 2, 2017

kate maddox

We are so sorry for your loss,but these past two weeks will live forever in your hearts. God Grant you the strength & peace to go on and rest knowing he is at peace .
Jeff & Kate Maddox, Denver ,Co

June 2, 2017

Keith & Miriam Barbour

We are so very sorry for your loss. We continue to pray for you and Keith.

June 2, 2017

Beth Ehleringer

Andia and Keith, I am so, so sorry about your precious son, Isaac James. Sincerely, Beth Ehleringer

June 2, 2017

Andia, Keith, and family, Our hearts and prayers are with you. We are so sadden for your loss. Our trust is in God's ability to carry you through this time of grief. As we mourn the passing of precious Isaac, we will also be celebrating his life. Love forever, God-family

June 2, 2017

Evelyn and David Nichols

Dearest Friends, we are with you in our thoughts and prayers and wish you strength at this time. Your son and grandson Isaac James and his journey reached us across the miles. He touched us in a way that's hard to express. We are feeling such love for him and know that he will never leave our hearts. And to Isaac: Thank you, dear, precious child, for the meaning and inspiration you gave us in the brief time you were with us.

June 2, 2017

James & Rachael Ireland

Andia and Keith we pray God would give you grace and peace and that His love would surround you. You are both in our hearts and prayers. We love you.

June 2, 2017

Jerry & Jan Ireland

Jan, James, Rachael, Joe and I stand with you as you mourn and reflect on your hope that has been deferred. We also have a son in heaven that we look forward to seeing and getting to know. God is our comfort and He gives PEACE through His never failing love and presence. His Word is a lamp to our feet and a light to our path. I am comforted by the truth that Heaven is forever. We love you. The Ireland Family

June 2, 2017

Janice Airey

Andai and Keith, I am so very sorry for the loss of your precious little boy. Praying for you and your family. Words are inadequate. May God fill you with His deepest comfort and peace.

June 1, 2017

Chuck and Tammy Kunze

Andia and Keith, we are grieving with you over the loss of your precious son, Isaac. Please know that we are praying for you and your entire family. We love you all.

June 1, 2017

Ben & Aimee Collins

Andia and Keith, we grieve with you and hold you in our hearts and prayers tonight.

June 1, 2017

Laura Lokovich

Dear Ones, I am so sorry for your loss! Please know I am praying and love you all very much! In HIS care, Laura L.

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