I am SO very happy to report that after the spinal tap Casey received this morning, the Drs have concluded that this new round of antibiotics are WORKING!!!! Caseys white blood cell count has gone down dramatically since last Thursday!!! He will remain on this new concoction of medicine until next Monday and (she says cautiously,) then be released to go back to CNS to start his rehab!! Thank you Lord Jesus and thank YOU for ALL your prayers!! I can not tell you how happy I was to get that phone call tonight.....especially after this weekend. Casey and I had an absolutely wonderful visit from his daughter Annie and her boyfriend Dean on Saturday....she is really such an incredible person that she can make the sun shine just by walking in the room!!! She lifted his spirit ten-fold by just being there! Dean is about one of the funniest guys I have met in a long time and I was afraid the laughter coming from Caseys hospital room might make the nurses a little madđ Whoever said laughter is the best medicine was right!! Channing and Holland brought a great brain board game and we played that pretty much all Sunday....it was such a light wonderful weekend that it made it especially hard to leave Sunday night, for all of us, especially knowing that a spinal tap was coming on Monday morning.... So many emotions, we are all so exhausted....people are always asking how are the girls holding up? I never really know how to answer except to say, that I think they are holding up the best that they can...they are sad when Im sad, so I try not to be sad... But Holland had an emotional moment last week and asked me Mom is it always going to be like this? Dads gone, your gone all the time and now Channings going to move out for college, I feel like Im always going to be by myself. Well, that about broke my heart. I finally realized that this situation has taken a great toll on all of us..not just Casey. Trying to comfort a child who doesnt really understand whats going on, or when and if it might end, is a daunting task to say the least....especially when you dont have the answers......but like all things that Im not sure about, ( and these days thats ALOT) I shared with her that I give it to God, rest in His presence, trust in His mercy and grace, and be confident that His strength will be sufficient to carry not only Casey, but the rest of US as well. Thats really the only answer I have, but I do believe its the best one. As well as a much needed trip to Tutti Frutti yogurt,(for dinner no less,) So many things with God in life are experiential, you just gotta go through it and trust, and be confident you will come out on the other side better because of that experience, no matter what the outcome.... Like it says in Hebrews 11:1 Now faith is confidence in what we hope for and assurance about what we do not see. So getting some much needed good news was an awesome way to start this week out for all of us....and I thank Jesus for that! We are going to ride this wave for as long as we can, thank you very much!! God bless you all who have been lifting us up!! Thank you Thank you XO Rachel Psalm 25:1
Posted on: Tue, 22 Jul 2014 05:39:21 +0000
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