Oh, My!
Kara received a few awards this week!
Smarty Pants.
Thursday, June 25, 2009
Sunday, June 14, 2009
Saturday, April 18, 2009
Student of the Month
Oh yeah! I got student of the month for December! (While I was SICK) I got picked out of the whole 7th grade B trackers! Here is a pic of me with my award!
Thursday, March 19, 2009
What to do with 10 inches of hair
Our sweet girl just made a donation to Locks of Love. Doesn't she look cute?
Saturday, February 28, 2009
To Thank you
On March 21st, we are having a"Thank You Party" at our home
for all of you who prayed for Micah
and had a hand in helping our whole family
through Micah's sickness.
The party will be open-house style
from 3 to 7pm
and we'll start serving tacos
around 4:30.
YOU are to be the GUESTS Of HONOR
Please come . . . We'll be expecting YOU!
Monday, February 2, 2009
A Different Kind Of New Year
Yes, it has been awhile since our last post, but . . .
. . . our new year was not uneventful!
God is so good and He always takes such good care of us!
On the night of Micah's birthday (Dec. 27), he started to get what we thought was food poisoning or the stomach flu that was lasting alot longer than it should.
By the fourth day, he started to lose muscle control in his right side, especially in his face. We took him to the ER at Children's Hospital in OC and they admitted him and started with a CAT scan and an MRI. The next morning, they did a spinal tap and we had an amazing Loma Linda neuro specialist diagnose Micah with Guillian-Barre Syndrome. (We have learned since that it was a HUGE blessing that it was diagnosed that quickly).
Huge Plug For CHOC. . . . They Are INCREDIBLE
We will probably never know if it was food poisoning or a virus that triggered it, but it caused his immune system to overreact and begin to attack his peripheral nervous system. This caused paralysis and literally "raw" nerves because it was severely damaging the myelin/insulator that covers his nerves and allows them to communicate with his muscles. Later that day, they realized that he had lost all reflexes in his arms and legs. The paralysis was moving so quickly down from his face and up from his feet, that they moved him up to ICU to have him close to a ventilator in case his respiratory muscles became so involved that he couldn't breathe on his own. The Lord made sure that we didn't have to do that, and Micah was able to breathe on his own the whole time. The treatment for this syndrome is a transfusion called IVIG(intravenious immuno-globulin). He received this treatment over the next three days. Our God is so good to surround us with family and friends to support us in times like this and we had a steady stream of visitors sitting with us, praying with us, and bringing meals to us. He knew that Micah (and the rest of us) needed that company and support.
Seven days in ICU was plenty! During that time, the Lord's power was so clear and evident. The neurologists were blown away at how quickly Micah was responding to the treatment and his reflexes were returning. One of the neurologists even asked if the next time they did his blood draw, they could take a little extra and do further testing at UCI because Micah actually had an even more rare variant of the syndrome. Before he could leave the ICU, the doctors ordered a two-hour MRI of his spine so that they could rule-out any other problems and confirm the diagnosis of Guillain-Barre.
On January 8th, we were able to move back to a regular room to watch his blood pressure for another day and continue receiving physical, occupational, and speech therapies and then on the 9th - WE CAME HOME!
Recovery will be a long process, but the doctors think that by summertime he should be able to be back to 100%. In the meantime, he has six appointments a week to work on his gross motor, fine motor, and speech.
We don't know yet the reason for all of this (and we don't need to) and we know that the Lord has a plan (that is bigger than us - larger than life). We just want whatever HE wants and whatever is going to bring HIM the most GLORY!
A HUGE "THANK YOU" to all of you who . . .
- prayed for us
- let MANY others know to be praying
- called (checked on us everyday)
- came to the hospital (including ones who came in uniform)
- were doctors and nurses that took AMAZINGLY good care of us
- traveled from PENNSYLVANIA to take care of us
- took care of Kara and Chloe for us - school pick-ups, meals, bedtime, meeting the bus
(They had a great time with you)
- brought meals to the hospital (YAY, Subway and Pat&Oscars!)
- brought - What? - John Deere fruit snacks?
- brought gifts and things to keep Micah occupied (love the Mad-Libs!)
- brought COFFEE to the hospital ( you know who you are)
- brought up certain conversations . . .unlimited text with Verizon - What?
Don't get his hopes up! Daddy's not going for it.
(You're in big trouble)
- brought dinner to our family at home
- have been offering to help in ANY way they can (even laundry)
Thank you. . . . .THANK you. . . . .thank YOU. . . . .THANK YOU!
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