Hey Friends,
I just wanted to give everyone a quick update on my health. I haven't been posting details about that side of things because we still aren't sure exactly what the problem is. I guess I'm a complicated one! Haha. We haven't found all the answers just yet, but we are making a good amount of progress. I'd rather wait and share "official" news than talk about all of the different possibilities we're looking at. It has all been taking longer than hoped, but I've been working with a great team of doctors who are determined to get to the bottom of what's going on.
At the end of April, we started the process of referring me to Mayo Clinic. My doctors thought going there might be the next best step, and I definitely wasn't going to say no to the possibility of getting an opinion at one of the best medical facilities in the country. The referral finally went through last week, but Mayo actually denied our request for an appointment. I didn't even know that there was a real possibility of that.
But, to be honest, I wasn't too surprised. For some reason I'd been having a strange feeling that they actually wouldn't see me. During the days leading up to the decision, I'd been praying about it a lot and was asking God to show us the next best step. To me, Mayo shutting the doors means that it wasn't the right place to go. I'm trusting that God is working behind the scenes and that He will open the doors that will lead to answers and healing in the right time and in the right way.
I truly believe that He wants to use this season of life to strengthen my faith in and relationship with Him, and that what I'm working through now is essential in preparing me for what is next. Sometimes it's difficult to remember and focus on that when I feel overwhelmed by challenges I'm facing. But I've been reminding myself each day to give the situation to Him, trust in His promises and plans, and rest in His presence.
Thank you all for your continued prayers, support and words of encouragement. It means so much!
Have a wonderful weekend!
Emily
I just wanted to give everyone a quick update on my health. I haven't been posting details about that side of things because we still aren't sure exactly what the problem is. I guess I'm a complicated one! Haha. We haven't found all the answers just yet, but we are making a good amount of progress. I'd rather wait and share "official" news than talk about all of the different possibilities we're looking at. It has all been taking longer than hoped, but I've been working with a great team of doctors who are determined to get to the bottom of what's going on.
At the end of April, we started the process of referring me to Mayo Clinic. My doctors thought going there might be the next best step, and I definitely wasn't going to say no to the possibility of getting an opinion at one of the best medical facilities in the country. The referral finally went through last week, but Mayo actually denied our request for an appointment. I didn't even know that there was a real possibility of that.
But, to be honest, I wasn't too surprised. For some reason I'd been having a strange feeling that they actually wouldn't see me. During the days leading up to the decision, I'd been praying about it a lot and was asking God to show us the next best step. To me, Mayo shutting the doors means that it wasn't the right place to go. I'm trusting that God is working behind the scenes and that He will open the doors that will lead to answers and healing in the right time and in the right way.
I truly believe that He wants to use this season of life to strengthen my faith in and relationship with Him, and that what I'm working through now is essential in preparing me for what is next. Sometimes it's difficult to remember and focus on that when I feel overwhelmed by challenges I'm facing. But I've been reminding myself each day to give the situation to Him, trust in His promises and plans, and rest in His presence.
Thank you all for your continued prayers, support and words of encouragement. It means so much!
Have a wonderful weekend!
Emily
