Counting Our Blessings

Counting Our Blessings

Monday, February 6, 2012

OH WHAT A DAY!!!!!

I started the day off rejoicing about the ways in which the Lord is already using this trial of ours to share about his great love to others thankful for the opportunities. I think he graciously gave me this reminder to prepare me for what was to come later in the day. Both Hannah and Noah had an appointment to see Dr. Chang today. For Hannah it was her normal routine visit and for Noah it was a follow up and another exam. My expectation for the day was to get great results for Hannah and maybe some more info on Noah and an event monitor for him. We were at this visit for almost five hours. The Dr. was very concerned about Noahs heart muscle and told us at one point in the visit that we might go to ER and then transferred to UCLA. He came in 45 min later and told me to hang tight that his partner at UCLA would be calling me to figure out what to do next. He also said that he would need a Catheter test done in the next couple of days or week. This was the same test he said on Wed. that he did not want to do because he thought it was too risky. Then he told me that he saw some abnormal arrythmias with Hannah and wanted to put a 24 hour monitor on her. He said he wants to do a cath on her but will wait until we get Noah stable. WOW! This was a lot to take in as I sat there starring at both of my babies trying to hold in all my emotions for them. If your having a hard time keeping up you can only imagine how I was feeling :) The doctor then left again and came back to have me talk with the Dr. from UCLA she was great and explained that they need to do some extensive tests and asked if we could bring him down tomorrow. I told her I would be there wednesday could he wait until then. She said yes and said they would be calling tomorrow to set up the cath test. This is all very unsettling as they talked about a lot of terms we were unfamiliar with and could not give any real answers except that they are concerned. He had two episodes while we were at the doctor and they put a monitor on him that he is to wear for the next couple of weeks. Please pray for both Noah and Hannah. Pray that the doctors would have wisdom in figuring things out and for us as we want to be strong and set good examples for our kids always looking for ways we can see our father at work.

7 comments:

  1. Praying for all of you Melody!

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  2. Wow...that is a lot to take in. :( Were you with them by yourself? Those sorts of appointments, I always wished I had a 2nd person to be a "listener" so that we could compare notes afterward. Is Jason going to be able to go with on Wednesday?

    What does Noah understand about all of this?

    Praying for you!! ♥

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  3. Oh babies - - hang in there! We are praying with you; super-grateful that you have good care for the kids; nearly breathless just imagining what this day has been like for you all; trusting God with your loving lives. Love this song from Sunday morning: "In every trial we face, this much is understood, God has us in this place, and all He does is good."
    Love and prayers,
    Susan

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  4. Praying and believing that you all are so preciously in God's amazing and healing hands.

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  5. Love ya and I am here if you need to talk...I am praying for all of you...I am hoping Jason can go with you on Wed. If there is anything you need...I know how hard it is to be strong when your child is looking straight to you for reassurance. God will hold your family in his arms...

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  6. Bless your heart and praying for you all!!! XOXO

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