Friday, September 24, 2010

When we don't understand why things happen.....JUST BELIEVE!!!

Hey Everybody...
Yesterday was a whirlwind!  I'm not quite sure what is going on but I do understand one thing and that is "God is in Control".  We met with the neurologist yesterday for our "follow-up on confusion", and we are baffled to say the least!  Dr. Morgan has explained to us that he really wanted another set of eyes on Parker's case and that was the reason behind sending us to our neurosurgeon for a second opinion.  And together they have concluded that Parker is not out of the woods just yet.  They both agree that Parkers' brain is definitely "complex"!  Some Veins are too large where others are too small.  As you grow your veins expand and grow with you.  In Parker's case, the veins that are too large will not have room to expand because they are already too large.  At any time, between now and age three, Parker's veins will erupt or leak which will cause a hemorrhage on his brain.  They are telling us that Parker's brain will be considered High Risk until he turns three.  Why three?  Well, a child brain is considered fully developed at three.  I'm not going to go into all of the details from the appointment because we really want to get second and third opinions. It has again left us completely confused.  And I can't even begin to tell you the amount of stress and anxiety this adds to our plate. Willis was on the way to work and called me from his cell to let me know that he had just passed our church,  and on our digital sign by the road, it read "GOD IS IN CONTROL"!  Isn't it amazing how, even on our bad days when we think he's so far away, God always finds a way to simply remind us that He is right here beside us.  I am so thankful to serve our God.  We only ask that you pray for patience for our family.  This is not going to be a quick fix.  And two years sounds like forever...but we do it faithfully and with an open mind and spirit.  God knows where he is taking us...and we are interested to see where it will lead.  You know the doctor looked across the table at me and said "I know what you want from me...."  and I said " what is that"?  and he said "Closure".  I looked at him and said "You know what...it's okay....because I know and trust that my God already has this figured out".  We are just going to pray about this and take one day at a time, and enjoy every moment we have with our little man saying "BUBBLE"all day long.  We just have to stay focused on all of the sweet little blessings that we do have instead of all the "possibilities" all the time.  They are going to call us with an appointment at the children's hospital for his scans so we'll let you all know when that will be soon.  We can't thank you enough for loving our little man....it means more than you'll ever know!
Love In Christ,
The Crafts

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