Our personal crises has passed. Thank God. And thank all of you out there so much for your thoughts and prayers. You have no idea how much they meant to us... as well as your comments and concerns. And I just 'couldn't' write about it... somehow writing about it would make it real... and it just couldn't be real.
Our son called us 2 weeks ago extremely upset. They had just been informed that their new precious baby girl had failed the blood tests taken at birth and what that could mean. Scary to the max. The tests had to be repeated immediately. We were devastated to say the least. But as I've always believed... thoughts and prayers are powerful!
Yesterday evening the doctor called to let them know that all the new tests came out 'normal'. We are elated! And even if some may consider the whole situation a result of a false positive, I prefer to consider it our own Christmas miracle.
This blog is meant to be a documentation of our journey into the world of retirement. I know the title should be "Older, but wiser". However, I really didn't know if that would be accurate. The "Older, but better...?" title could also be misleading. The 5 cats in the above pics are: Molly, Rose, Tux, Julie, and Ghost. (I have tried to make this collage smaller, but with no luck...)
I'm so happy to hear it all turned out just fine. Who knows why, but this is great news! :-)
ReplyDeleteWhile I don't understand the purpose of the tests (presumably some sort of disease), I'm certainly glad all is well and hope that everyone can take a deep breath and relax and enjoy the holidays.
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Oh, that is wonderful news. I can imagine how relieved and happy you all are to have weathered the storm.
ReplyDeleteSo thankful things have worked out ...I remember when Olly had a blood test at birth it showed M R S A and we were so woried but then the second test said he was clear ...never got to the bottom of it.So glad you can have a normal happy Christmas now xx
ReplyDeleteVery happy for you and your family, Rian.
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I can see why you would be so upset.....I believe God heard the prayers....now take a deep breath and enjoy your Christmas...HUGS.
ReplyDeleteThat is good news. Merry Christmas to you and your family.
ReplyDeleteThank all of you so much for your concern. It was an extremely difficult 2 weeks waiting for the results of the new blood tests. I didn't look up what the consequences could be (wouldn't let myself), but other family members did and told me that some of the problems were severe metabolic disorders to brain damage...
ReplyDeleteBut the new tests found everything to be normal. So thank God and thank you all again for your prayers and thoughts.
Rian I'm so happy things worked out okay.
DeleteI wish you and the family a happy and healthy new year!
Thank you, John. I too wish you a happy healthy safe New year!
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