God's Providence
I want to thank God for His Providence and guidance in our lives. The Lord has provided for our family in numerous ways.
1. God provided a job for me for the past seven years that has paid enough to allow my wife to stay home and take care of our children. This is no small thing in today's economy.
2. God has allowed Tina to do some part-time jobs in teaching and tutoring around the kids' schedule.
3. God's given Tina a gift of being able to save our family a LOT of money through coupons and other store incentives. It helps the paycheck a lot when a very gifted wife is able to stretch it.
4. God has brought many people, especially the past two years, into our lives that have been such an encouragement and blessing to us in so many ways.
Education Pays!!!
My wife and I completed our master's degrees a few years ago but for various reasons my wife has stayed home with the kids. A couple years ago we put our children into a charter school, which we love, and now our youngest is in kindergarten. Tina's been volunteering there in the kids' classroom but at the end of last year they were pushing her to get a substitute teaching certificate for this upcoming school year.
Education pays because she already had the education she needed to do the paperwork (fingerprint card, background check, application, etc.) and she was able to submit and receive her certificate that allows her to substitute teach. It took months to come in but she got it this week and the school is excited and has already put her to work and has scheduled for a couple more days next week.
Tina's very excited and all the teachers there are telling her that they are going to request her if they ever need a substitute teacher for their class.
Our Church
We have been at our new church for over two years now. I LOVE IT !!! I'm excited to go to church every Sunday. The love of God is evident among the believers. They love God, each other, and helping not only those in the church but also those in the community. There is a major focus on relationships with God, each other, and the community. There's no condemnation and guilt but an encouragement to listen to God, to obey, and let God have the preeminence in your life. The conviction comes from the Holy Spirit, not the man on stage laying on a guilt trip.
Thursday, September 20, 2012
Tuesday, September 11, 2012
Bronchoscopy Results for Aria
Almost two weeks ago the bronchoscopy revealed that Aria has Laryngomalacia. Here is what else we found out.
VISIT TO THE PULMONOLOGIST on FRIDAY (9-7-12 - The day after Aria's 5th birthday)
Good News
75% lung function - improvement over last time, it means her Advair medication is working
Cultures were clear (no bacteria growing in her lungs) - we expected this since she was on antibiotics
Bad News
Fat in her lungs - this means that probably during the night when she's sleeping she has reflux and food particles are getting into her lungs, which turn into fat
Starting new med - to help deal with the reflux but this is on top of the other medicine she's already taking for reflux
Inflammation in her lungs - confirms that she has asthma
VISIT TO THE IMMUNOLOGIST on TUESDAY (9-11-12)
Good News
He's a great doctor
He confirmed that we made some good decisions in the past
He's prepared to fight the insurance company to get what's needed for Aria
Bad News
IVIG Treatments - We're hoping to do it by SubQ
We have to fight the insurance company to get this approved. We're told that our insurance company is one of the worst to deal with when it comes to this treatment.
Start another round of Prednizone (steroids to help lung function) - she's starting to get sick again
We're just praying for quick approval from the insurance company and that we can start the treatments soon. We're also praying that we can do the SubQ so that we can do the treatments at home, otherwise we'd have to do a "port" and this means another surgery and more discomfort for our little girl and regular hospital or doctor visits for the treatments.
VISIT TO THE PULMONOLOGIST on FRIDAY (9-7-12 - The day after Aria's 5th birthday)
Good News
75% lung function - improvement over last time, it means her Advair medication is working
Cultures were clear (no bacteria growing in her lungs) - we expected this since she was on antibiotics
Bad News
Fat in her lungs - this means that probably during the night when she's sleeping she has reflux and food particles are getting into her lungs, which turn into fat
Starting new med - to help deal with the reflux but this is on top of the other medicine she's already taking for reflux
Inflammation in her lungs - confirms that she has asthma
VISIT TO THE IMMUNOLOGIST on TUESDAY (9-11-12)
Good News
He's a great doctor
He confirmed that we made some good decisions in the past
He's prepared to fight the insurance company to get what's needed for Aria
Bad News
IVIG Treatments - We're hoping to do it by SubQ
We have to fight the insurance company to get this approved. We're told that our insurance company is one of the worst to deal with when it comes to this treatment.
Start another round of Prednizone (steroids to help lung function) - she's starting to get sick again
We're just praying for quick approval from the insurance company and that we can start the treatments soon. We're also praying that we can do the SubQ so that we can do the treatments at home, otherwise we'd have to do a "port" and this means another surgery and more discomfort for our little girl and regular hospital or doctor visits for the treatments.
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