The Waiting

One time, when I was young, my daddy and grandpa took me and Austin on a fun overnight trip up to Sunrise ski area. Living in AZ, it was a special treat to escape to the snowy mountains.  I remember sitting up near the front of my grandpa's RV, taking in the beautiful scenery as we drove along. He and my dad were listening to Linda Ronstadt's "The Waiting" on CD. I listened to the lyrics and pondered over what they meant. 

"The waiting is the hardest part..."

Fast forward 20-some years and I now fully understand the meaning behind those words. Waiting for results, for a diagnosis, for direction and guidance are so much harder than I ever knew personally. I've waited for happy things before (a vacation, a baby to be born, my wedding) but I've never had to wait so long for potentially bad news.  It's agonizing.

We are halfway through Brecken's evaluation with Legacy Center. The second half of her testing will take place this coming Monday, June 27 at 9 am. The first half went well. She was in a great mood that day and cooperated nicely. I'm praying she is in a good mood again for the second half!

She has had blood drawn two times now, one for genetics and one for our pediatrician.  We have not heard results from either of those tests. I understand that genetic testing takes a while, but I hope to hear this week about the second group of testing. It was looking for heavy metals (mercury, lead, etc) and copper and was to check her vitamin D and iron levels. Vitamin D is the one I am most curious about as I have read so much about it recently. It's crucial to brain development/functioning and a lack of it has been linked to some cancers, asthma, type-II diabetes, Alzheimer's, and autoimmune diseases.  High doses of vitamin D have been used to successfully treat autism here in the US and in China. So yeah, that's my little plug for Vitamin D. I know firsthand that it's helping one of my dear friends with diabetes. Go get some! :)

I covet your prayers as we play the waiting game. With B's increased tantrums I am emotionally and physically drained. Every day I'm whispering (or shouting), "Jesus, draw near. Be in THIS, because I can't do it alone!"