LDL. Community Asked to Pray for 9-Year-Old Dakota Hospitalized with Serious Brain Concerns

Corpus Christi, TX — A community is coming together in prayer for 9-year-old Dakota, who is currently fighting for her life at Driscoll Children’s Hospital in Corpus Christi. Dakota has been hospitalized after experiencing absence seizures and requiring oxygen support, with doctors now investigating swelling or a possible infection on her brain.

Medical teams are still awaiting answers as tests continue, including whether her condition may be linked to seizures or meningitis. For Dakota’s mother, Desiree, the most heartbreaking part has been watching her daughter remain unresponsive, uncertain of when she will wake up.

This holiday season has been especially difficult for the family, as celebrations that should be spent at home have instead taken place in hospital rooms. The family is holding onto hope that this Christmas will be different and that Dakota will be able to recover and return home.

Dakota is a fourth-grade student at Odem Intermediate School, where her teachers and classmates are missing her presence and eagerly awaiting her return. At home, her family longs to hear her laughter again and to see her healthy and smiling.

Loved ones are asking for an outpouring of prayers and encouragement for Dakota and her family during this uncertain and frightening time. The family believes strongly in the power of prayer and is asking the community to lift Dakota up as doctors work to determine the cause of her condition and the path forward.