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I know that God answers prayer. We have had our share of prayers answered. But...sometimes I forget. I'm so glad that God is in the business of reminding me how good He is! We asked people to pray for Charity in specific ways. #1 for me, was the lack of food she would have on Wednesday. She has been known to be quite grouchy if her belly isn't full. As the day unfolded and her surgery time was moved from 1pm to 2:30pm, I continued to marvel at how happy and content she was. I knew it was an answer to our prayer. She and I had a delightful morning and early afternoon together. The pre-op appointment is usually about an hour long, but ours was two and a half hours. If you've ever sat waiting in a little bitty doctor's office or tried to keep a little one happy, you can appreciate the challenge that was set before me. Unbelievably Charity had a ball in that room. We sang, we played hide the sock, and we blew up the latex gloves. We made masks (thank goodness for scissors in my mini sewing kit) and we somehow passed the time with no fussing or complaining. The surgery ended up being twice as long as we expected, but everything went extremely well. The doctor looked into her bladder with a mini camera and found that her ureters (which connect to the kidneys) were extremely wide and had no flap on them. Normal ureters bring urine from the kidneys to the bladder and have a little covering or flap to help the urine stay in the bladder. Most likely born with this, she has been experiencing severe reflux for a long long time. What this means for her long-term is uncertain, maybe the vesicostomy will be a permanent fixture on her body? She has likely suffered and struggled with infection and discomfort but has still managed to accomplish so much in her three and a half years. After surgery Charity and I were transferred to a private room which was a treat! We didn't sleep a lot during the night, but we did sleep and were grateful for the care of the nurses and doctors. All around are reminders of how good God has been, and this song has been a new favorite for us: "I like to think about the goodness of the Lord, He gives me everything I need and so much more, I just want to lift my hands and say that 'I love you', I just want to lift my voice and praise...I want to be thankful, I want to be grateful, I want to remember everything that the Lord has done. I want to be thankful, I want to be grateful, I want to be, I want to be, I want to be..." (by Jay Stocker, (c) 2008 Group Publishing Inc.) Click here to listen |
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