My sweet, smart 12yo has been sick with what we thought was a tummy virus since mid-December. It has ups and downs. Some days are worse than others. Details of her symptoms are not facebook appropriate, so for her sake I won't post them here either. Middle school is hard enough as it is. Our pediatrician's first concern was with how much weight she's lost. She is 15lb skinnier since the beginning of school. The last 5 pounds were lost since January 7. After blood tests and other unmentionable tests taken, we were referred to a Pediatric Gastrointestinal specialist at one of the best hospitals we could ask for, Children's Hospital in Dallas. Grace will go in Wednesday (her brother's 15th birthday) for a colonoscopy and endoscopy to see more about what we're dealing with but the doctor's first guess is an Inflammatory Bowel Disease. We will wait and see for sure what the tests show. We have heard many say it could be this or this, but we will go on what our doctor says. Trust me when I tell you there are more to her symptoms than just your basic tummy virus or allergy to something. It's an upsetting and scary thing to watch your baby lose so much weight and go through this but we're trusting God has her in His Mighty Hand.
Every day God has been speaking clearly through His Word. Today He said....ALL things are possible with Me. Nothing is impossible with Me. Is anything too hard for Me? And oh yeah, pray without ceasing.
So what's going on with Grace? Well...we're just taking every day and every moment as they come, seeking our great God (Jehovah-Rapha) with every step and praying without ceasing.
We'll keep you posted. Thanks for asking.
