With Praise and a Grateful Heart

I’m sorry that’s it’s taken me so long to share the news. It’s truly been a test of learning to wait on the Lord. Every time I wanted to call a friend or google symptoms and blood tests, I sensed the Holy Spirit say, “Trust Me.”  The children were scared. I could see it in their eyes. My PA son said, “I’m not gonna say I’m not worried.” This is the child who gets upset only about heart issues(his specialty). 

I believed for the best, but prepared for the worse. I can’t tell you how overwhelming it was to walk into a waiting room of sick people and magazines and flyers about cancer treatments everywhere. God was faithful and I had walked in peace but before we saw the doctor, I thought I may throw up. 

I told the nurse of having no idea what was going on, no explanation about blood work, a 3 week wait after an immediate referral to oncology. The doctor came in quickly after looking at new blood draws. 

She looked to be in her 20s. They get younger and younger. She put us at ease right way when she said, “Oncology doesn’t automatically mean cancer.” Her words, “Your labs are perfect.”  Not borderline. Not high. Not low. “PERFECT.”  She feels like it was a virus that seems to be causing blood values to go down instead of up.  She said she had been called to consult on 3-4 in hospital patients with the same symptoms and labs. 

I honestly believe his sickness has been related to the tick bite a few months ago because he’s been sick since then. Whatever the case may be, I know that He has experienced God’s healing hands. He is having some more issues and will see a urologist tomorrow. We know, trust, rely on the Lord who has brought us this far. We know that He has all things under control.

We’ve not spent much time with the kiddos. I needed this respite!

Thanks for your prayers. I continue to believe in a God who loves us so completely and He has a hope and a future for us! (Jeremiah 29:11)