Where do I begin??? I have been missing in action for a while now due to MANY family mishaps. We came home from our wonderful Arizona getaway to some major Doctor issues. On the Monday after our return we finally got the blood results for all the girls blood work that we had done just before we left. FYI, our doctor had scheduled it as she has had multiple patients recently that were testing positive for Diabetes even though they did not have any symptoms. She had begun doing mandatory blood work at age 3 to help catch it. We had seen her back in September and she had given us the orders then. You may be doing the math and thinking what took so long? Well think about going to a lab with four girls and having them all get blood taken. That is what had taken so long. We were excited since our McKenna has been complaining of stomach aches and headaches for as long as we could remember. We were hoping that these tests might also shed some light on that problem. Thankfully we arrived to an empty waiting room except for one elderly gentleman. He was very entertained by the girls and their quirky games. It was soon his turn and the girls all wanted to watch. I thought what a great opportunity for them to see an adult have their blood taken and see that they don't cry and so on. That is not how it worked out. Within a few minutes he passed out and a staff of about 15 hurried into the small room. This was not going as planned. After much crying and trying to hide we were finally done and on our way to ice cream. The girls standard treat for shots and they were quick to point out that this qualified as shots! On a side note. We were in the same building this last week and no surprise the nurse that took the blood remembered us. We must not have scared her to bad. She was very nice and even offered the girls a lollipop!
Back to the results - We received a message from the Dr. on Friday after we had left and THANK GOD I did not listen to messages until Monday morning or I would have been a wreck waiting to call them back regarding McKennas results. Uh Oh! No message for the other girls only McKenna. I called but of course had to wait for someone to call me back. That was a horrible 45 minutes. I decided enough was enough and I called back blubbering that I would hold till someone could speak with me. The nurse came on the line and said very calmly that McKenna is allergic to Cows milk, eggs, and wheat. What!!!!! That is everything we eat. I am known for making one meal - no catering - if you don't like it oh well. What did this mean, what will I have to do, how will I fit in one more thing? There was good news. She was not dying, which of course is what I had thought it must be. So many trips to the grocery store and a Dr.'s visit later we are managing this thing. I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me! We are all very excited to know what has been causing her stomach aches and headaches. And thank goodness that she is 7 and can help regulate things.
Now can you believe there is more - That same night Brad received a call from his Dr. that the MRI he had on his knee the week before was not good. To the extent that he should not do anything almost not even walk till he came in the next morning for a brace. He got a brace alright. Just a few days ago he found out the exact problems and it is not good at all. Not good at all. He will meet with the specialist next Thursday and be scheduling a surgery to repair the damage. Possibly put in cadaver parts. GROSS!!!!!
The good news is that we are still alive and kicking. We are adjusting pretty well and in the mean time loving on each other.
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