More Tests...More Prayer
I just recieved a difficult phone call. It was Dr. Kojic calling with the results from Eli's MRI. His previous MRI, a year ago, showed much improvement on Eli's injury, I was very hopeful for similiar results this time.
The doctor said comparing these two scans was a bit like comparing apples to oranges. The machine we had this recent MRI done on was much newer and had new higher definition technology. We were able to see much more detail as a result.
Dr. Kojic said she saw more scaring on this scan than the previous scan. She is hopeful that it is not new damage being done but she wants to rule out all possiblities. This means we go for more tests. We are going to the hospital to have exstensive blood work done to see if there is any other underlying cause to the damaged tissue on Eli's brain. We are also going to repeat the MRI in 6 months to see if there are any changes.
We all expect these new scars to have been from the accident. They are probably just showing up because of the new more sensitive machine, it is still very disheartening. My heart breaks for Eli and all he is going through. Please continue to pray for him, for his healing and for anything we are missing to be revealed to us. Pray that God protects him in the meantime as we try to figure all this out. Just simply pray for us. I am at a loss now for words. I do not know how best to tell you to pray- so let His Holy Spirit guide you. We need prayer, this I do know.
Wow, this is just quite a shock to me and much to process. I so strongly want Eli to be whole and healthy. I know God is faithful to complete the good work He began in Eli.
As for the MRI itself, thank you greatly for your prayers for us on Tuesday. It was a very long hard day. We felt your prayers and knew exactly where all the strength and grace that carried us came from.
Please keep us in your prayers. I will keep you posted on what these new tests show. One day at a time right?!?... It is His daily sufficient grace we rely on, thankfully it is sufficient for today, for each day!!!
Lamentations 3:21-25, "Yet I still dare to hope when I remember this: The unfailing love of the Lord never ends! By his mercies we have been kept from complete destruction. Great is his faithfulness; his mercies begin afresh each day. I say to myself, "The Lord is my inheritance; therefore, I will hope in him!" The Lord is wonderfully good to those who wait for him and seek him."
posted by Kellie # 3:57 PM
