As I already mentioned, SaraGrace is having a heart cath on Tuesday and is going in for pre-op testing on Monday. Two days ago she woke up with her mouth all swollen. It looked like someone had punched her--minus a bruise. So odd. I thought she maybe was having an allergic reaction to something since her eyes seemed swollen as well. I had to wait a day to get her into the doctor and we went yesterday. By then, her upper front gumline had developed a lump the size of a pencil eraser. The doctor shook her head and said she'd never seen anything like it, and thought it was a cyst. Their office tried mightily to find an oral surgeon to take care of it before the scheduled heart cath, but to no avail.
I contacted her cardiologist and the plan is to try to have someone see her when we go to Children's Hospital on Monday. Hopefully, someone will be available. Or MAYBE, it will dissolve by then. We can pray for that, right?! Meanwhile, she is being driven mad by the thing in her mouth. It's always something....
In other news....
Ryan has busily been writing letters this week! Several people have emailed me to tell me they received one. I am rather shocked, since Ryan
would rather scrub a 100 toilets than write anything has never been a writer. Some have shared some of the things he wrote, and it became apparent that he wrote different things to each person--not just writing the same basic letter to everyone. He is doing better, basic training is going better, and he is hanging in there. He needs to trim 2 minutes off his running to graduate, though, so we are praying for that. He survived the gas chamber--although one of the guys in his platoon hurled all over the Sargeant! Ewwww.... He has overcome his fear of heights and has gained 8 pounds while losing clothing size. All that buff muscle must weigh a lot! He is going to church and reading his Bible. In one of his letters to a friend here, he said, 'How is my family doing?' It was so touching because he knows that his friend has visited us a few times to 'cheer us up.' It could just make me cry thinking that he asked that question. wah.
One really sad thing he mentioned was that there is one guy in his platoon who never gets any letters from home. He almost cries at mail call because there is nothing for him. He has been going to church with Ryan, but Ryan doesn't think he is a Christian yet. We are going to write to him. If any of you feel led to do the same just contact me and I will give you his name and address. It breaks my heart that one of our soldiers has no one to care for him.
(I know this is not rare, unfortunately.) If you have a heart for orphans and are not in a position to adopt, here is a wonderful chance for you to 'adopt' someone! Your letter(s) might just make an eternal difference in the lives of men like these....
