Wishes Hopes and Cures

Today Emily goes for a Pic-line. This is a longer lasting IV port. She’s been having a terrible time with the infection in her bladder and it seems that the only medication that will help is an IV med…. for 10 days. She doesn’t need to be in the hospital right now, and with a Pic-line she can have her IV antibiotic at home.

I remember when Emily was a little girl she would have hospital stays every month or two because she was sick. As she got older, and I learned to care for her better, she wasn’t in the hospital as much. Once nursing care started the only time she was in the hospital was for an occasional orthopedic surgery.

This year has been quite different. Emily has had one illness after another. It makes me think that her body is not functioning as well as it used to. I have become very aware of her mortality and have begun to prepare myself for the ultimate 911 call.

In years past I have prayed and begged the Lord for a complete healing. I KNOW He can do it. However it seems that He has other plans. I remember asking the Lord over and over again to at least allow Emily to talk. And there was silence. Seemed like the more I prayed the less I heard.

But one day, while driving to a physical therapy appointment, I heard someone behind me saying “Wherewegoin”?

What???? Did I just hear that? Yowzers! She talked! That was truly an exciting day. And it happened like that, just a few times, words would come out of her mouth.

Another day, in a big strong voice like she had been talking all her life, Emily told her nurse to MOVE (she was standing in front of the TV). That sure made us laugh.

Emily does have her own way of saying Mom and Dad (emphasis on the DAD because she calls him quite a bit). But for most of the time Emily doesn’t make a lot of sound or noise. She can cry but doesn’t usually cry unless things are really bad. Lately she has been crying. The pain has been bad.

Whether it is the kidney stone, bladder infection, or the newly found cyst on her ovary, we don’t know. Please remember Emily in your prayers. We’re hoping the IV she is getting today will cure some of her ills. The Lithotripsy to get rid of the kidney stone is on Friday. I’m so very grateful for all your kind thoughts and emails of support. Through the trials we have found a family of love in our community and through this blog. Never underestimate how important your comment may be.

Thanks for listening ~

Michelle