Answered Prayers September 13, 2024

Hi friends and family, it’s been too long since an update and I would like to give an update on the prayer request post I made early last month.  I really appreciate those of you who are praying for me and our family.  It means everything to me and us!

Let me start with an important answered prayer.  The earliest it was looking like I would be able to meet with Dr. Cochran would be October 1, but an earlier opening did happen and we met on September 10!  Thank You, Lord! I wasn’t sure what to expect as I have heard such great things about him and I have also heard that he is really smart and talks at a higher level.  My experience with him was really perfect, he is very knowledgeable and he does talk at a higher level, but I was able to track with him for the most part.  What I didn’t track I will research and then check back with him on.  We are formulating a plan for moving forward and testing and that is something I have been looking forward to! I have a bunch of homework to do right now making sure I am getting various labs done and new supplements and medicine ordered.

As for the Hemorrhoids, that's a bit of a roller coaster and Dr. Cochran has something for me to order to help that. Hopefully I will have a good report soon.

The sore throat, which I think was related to the H. Pylori has made a great deal of progress, though not totally gone. The shift from really bad to just bothersome, came a couple days after some shifting around of some of the treatments I am doing and have been making a difference in my overall feeling better.  I am so thankful for creative ideas from the Lord.

So, when I last wrote I was sharing about some of my struggles and concerns with my… yes, I am declaring it…  “previous” needle phobia struggles.  Today I don’t relate with those concerns hardly at all and am not experiencing the anxiety I was, so that IS answered prayer. I told some friends I am actually enjoying my IV therapy and I even had the thought that I am getting so used to it that it will be a bittersweet day when I have my last IV treatment.  I do think I will keep IV treatment in mind for the future on an “as needed” basis, though. A friend asked why I feel like I enjoy it now, and I gave it some thought.  Knowing that it is good for my healing process and my overall well being is a big piece of that, but it’s also the atmosphere of IVNV, the people I am getting to know and other patients that I meet.  I am making good memories and that is not something I expected to say. 

Putting a heating pad on the IV helps when the liquid is cold and

with making the whole experience more comfortable.

As for wisdom in sorting out all that I am learning, I also feel a shift there. I found myself thinking the other day that I am enjoying this immersive learning process I am going through.  I realized that I am feeling very strong and confident in what I am doing to heal as a result of (in addition to my faith in the Lord) what I have been reading and people I have been listening to or talking to.  Everything I read and learn points to God’s beautiful design of the human body and its ability to heal itself when given the right conditions. I haven’t sorted out all the information, but I am doing a bit of research and recording what I am coming across, which has been a tremendous help in my conversations with my doctors. And just as I think I get some things figured out, they throw new words at me, so I get to dig in and do more research and learn more.  I am in the process of leveling up with the things Dr. Cochran implemented in my updated treatment plan this week.

As for our prayers for creative ideas for financing this healing journey, we are continuing to pray for that. The recent updated treatment plan has increased the costs of treatment both monthly and periodically with new medicines and testing. We believe the Lord has help for us and we are learning new breathing techniques as we choose to activate and grow in faith. We are SO THANKFUL for those of you who have been helping us out through the Go Fund Me account that we have set up, or have helped financially in other ways. Every donation has meant so much to us and has been a help. This is a “to be continued” story and we know that God has already gone before us and has made the path for us to move forward in this area.  He is always so good to His children who turn to Him in everything. 

We are also very thankful for the prayers so many of you are praying for us.  We feel so cared for by the many of you who check in with us to see how things are going and let us know you are thinking of us and are praying.  We feel your love and care. Thank you!