A Nate Update

we heard from Jeannie (Matt's sister) yesterday about our nephew Nate and his back problems. (If you need to get up-to-date about what I am talking about, check out the Nate tags) Here is what she said:

"We had a follow-up appointment with the orthopedist today. It was very positive. Dr. Locke said that the MRI showed that Nate's back was not significantly curved anymore! That is great news! In addition, Nate has almost stopped complaining of back-pain altogether. God has really answered our prayers.
We believe that the physical therapy has been helping. He is definitely growing stronger. We are seeing a rheumatologist at MUSC on April 11th for further testing to learn if Nate has some arthritis or other inflammatory condition. I'll let you know when we know more."

That is great news and I know that everyone is thrilled. Thanks for praying!!!

Crazy Health Update

I wanted to give m readers an update on what is going on with Buffy and her twins and with Jeannie and Nate's back.

Buffy just emailed and this is what she said:

"The bottom line is that both girls are growing, though the little one is still smaller. The technician said that they both look great, though. The little one is moving around a TON, which is encouraging. The "big" one is pretty active too, so needless to say, my belly is quite a playground these days.

Thank you so much for praying. We go back in two weeks and if there's any change (negatively) they may put me on steroids in order to encourage the babies' organs to grow just in case they need to deliver them early. Please continue to pray that they will both grow at the rate they are "supposed" to and that they will stay in there as long as they need to in order to come out healthy!"

And on Nate and his back:

"He is supposed to have an MRI done tomorrow morning (Friday), but he has a slight fever today. If the fever doesn't go away, then they'll have to put it off. "

So please keep praying. Neither of these situations is "out of the woods" and there is going to be a lot going on in the next few weeks. Thank you for your faithfulness and for loving us and our family!

Nate News

I just got off of the phone with Jeannie and the bone scan is clear. Which means that there is no tumor on his bones or in his bones. They still don't know what is going on with him. They are hoping for an MRI tomorrow or Thursday. I will keep you updated! There is more news and details associated with this; email or call me and I will give you the details!

Update on Nate

Jeannie emailed me a little while ago and said that Nate woke up in the middle of the night due to his back pain. He is going to the hospital right now for a bone scan to see if he has a tumor, fracture or infection. They want to schedule an MRI for the next day or so. If that can't be done, they will admit Nate in order to get an in-patient MRI. I know that this is really scary for Jeannie, Kelly, Watts and most importantly Nate. I can't imagine going through this with Asher. Please pray for them and I will update you as we get news. Thanks!

Sweet Baby Nate

Well, he's not so much a baby since he's two. But his mom, my sister-in-law Jeannie called tonight to ask for some prayers for Nate because he has been complaining of back pain for about two months. They took him to the doctor and x-rays revealed a pretty significant curviture in his spine. Since two-year-olds don't have back pain typically, there are alot of alarms going off in the doctor's mind and in Jeannie and Kelly's minds. The first thing that they are going to do is physical therapy for a few weeks to see if little Nate just tweaked a muscle in his back and has been over compensating for the pain. If that is the case, the curviture should correct itself through the PT. If it doesn't correct itself, then it sets a whole other set of wheels in motion. We are praying (and would love for you to join in) that this is the case. Thanks for praying!