It feels like it has been two months since the doctor discovered Jarom's heart murmur. Maybe that is because I feel like i have been worrying non-stop since he told me about it three weeks ago. Three weeks is a long time to wait if you don't know what is going on, and you are worried about someone you love the whole time. I can tell you, I said a lot of prayers during that time. The good news is that all the prayers payed off. After the tests were run, the doctor gave us the comforting assurance that Jarom's murmur is nothing to worry about, and he will most likely out grow it by the time he is in junior high. I think when she told us that, I felt about a hundred pounds lighter. I don't think I realized how stressed I really was until I found out that everything was okay.
After the EKG at EIRMC I took Jarom to his doctor in Rigby because he has had a fever for the last four days, and he had a horrible bloody nose all last night. I was expecting another ear infection, and surprise, surprise, that is exactly what he had.... as well as the starts of pneumonia. So a nose swab (to check for influenza), a chest x-ray (to check for pneumonia), a shot (to hopefully kill the pneumonia), two hours and three prescriptions later I left the doctor's office, feeling very grateful that Jarom had no heart problems, but wondering why everything else seems to be falling on him right now. (I failed to mention that one of those prescriptions was for Taysia because her thrush still hasn't cleared up after a week of nystatin.) The good news is, we are definitely on the up hill side of things. I know I keep saying that, but I truly believe that if I keep saying it long enough, one of these days it will actually come true. All I can say is that after all of this, I am so grateful that Heavenly Father hears and answers my prayers, because I KNOW I wouldn't be able to go through all of this without him. He has truly helped me, not only with having the patience to deal with sick kids for a month and a half, but also to know that somehow everything will be okay, and one day I will look back at all of this and laugh.
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Oh my gosh! So much has happened to your little family since you guys have moved away. I'm glad to hear everything is alright and hope things continue to get better! Let me know if there's anything I can do!
That is a sweet picture of Jarom. He's so calm, when he's asleep :-) I feel like I haven't seen him in forever! I had no idea Taysia had that, that's no fun. I hope that Jarom feels better soon. I am glad his EKG is normal. Well I hope you really are on the uphill side of things cause we need to hang out!!!
I am so glad to hear that Jarom's EKG went well!! I love having you as neighbors. Kiama you are truly someone I look up to, you have un-failing faith and I just love that about you, you are very spiritual and yeah your just great!! ok im done being sappy :) Well thanks for letting us have a can of tomato soup, I have one to pay you back. Thanks again for being who you are!!
Hi friend! Sooooo soooo glad that things are doing a little better all the time. You're in my prayers too and I love you guys soooo soooo sooo sooo sooo sooo much. I won't be able to come until the end of March, so I'll keep you posted.
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