Tuesday was the day we've been waiting on for two years. No more searching for doctors, no more anesthesia to have procedures, no more waiting 9 months to get into a specialist. No more anything! The night before, I had all sorts of things going through my head. What if Kadi gets the flu and we have to postpone? What if they don't work? What if she has horrible side effects? What if she's allergic? What if a tornado comes and sweeps us all away and we never get the chance to take them!? Then, there was peace. He told me it would be fine, and it was. Rian- our niece and Kadi's best friend came with us to support her through her appointment. Kadi was so brave. She measured in at 4ft 2in and 51 lbs. The nurse (a fellow gymnastics Mom of mine) walked us through how we administer the shots correctly. She let Kadi and Rian practice on a fake arm and then we did it! In and out in less than an hour. Kadi didn't even flinch.
We have been taking turns at home and training future shot givers. Neither Grandma is thrilled with thought of giving them. Kadi says her Dad is the best shot giver so far. She says she doesn't even know he puts the needle in. Of course he's keeping his secrets from me so I don't become the new favorite. The biggest blessing so far has been the amount of food that is going in that kids mouth! She has always been a picky eater and the last year has been forced to eat at least 5 bites of what's on her plate. She is now clearing her plate for breakfast, lunch and dinner and then some! She is eating a midnight snack every night. Last night she wanted macaroni and cheese after dinner, two desserts, a bag of cheeze its and a bowl of popcorn. We give the shots around 8:00-9:00PM because night time is when natural growth hormone peaks. We notice about 30 minutes after her shot she is shoving food in her mouth faster than she can find it.
I wanted to share something about giving. Matt and I try to give to others on a regular basis. It's not something we share a lot about because we believe in giving anonymously most of the time. However, we feel that when we give, we are generously repaid with Gods love. If we can share our experience and put it in the hearts of others to give then it's worth sharing! Here is just one of the most recent experiences we have had and it's something almost everyone is capable of doing.
Matt was in the McDonalds drive thru for lunch one day a couple of weeks ago. He paid for his meal with cash and was handed back his change. Normally, he would just drop it into the Ronald McDonald house donation box. This day he felt he should do something different. He said to himself that he was going to find someone personally in need of that money. He didn't find anyone that day, came home and prayed the the Lord would show him the way. He found someone the next day and went on with normal life. It was the very next day that we received the phone call about winning our appeal with Wellmark. Something that most people would never notice is gone could be the reason someones children get to eat that night. It could also be the reason we received that phone call the next day. Proverbs 19:17 says "Whoever is generous to the poor lends to the Lord, and he will repay him for his deed." Tithing is not just about writing your church a check every Sunday. If you give your money to the Lord in any way, you are guaranteed to be taken care of. We were told that insurance never pays more than 55% for growth hormone shots. If you don't know how much they are, they're insanely expensive. This means Matt and I were having to prepare for a $1,200- $2,000 out of pocket monthly expense for the next seven years while Kadi is taking her shots. What do you do!? She has to have them. What if it's less than 55% that they pay? What if they don't pay at all!? If it's one thing I know now, you can't say "what if." He provided. When the pharmacy that ships us the shots called to set everything up I cringed and asked how much our portion per month would be. "I'm glad you asked," the lady said. "We have actually never seen an insurance company ever pay as much as yours is. Your cost per month is $70.00 and right now there is a savings card available that pays for 12 co pays, so your cost is nothing." WHAAAAT!!??!! Just another blessing in the books. However, just because he blesses his followers, doesn't mean he doesn't keep you on your toes. This week alone I had to call poison control on Breckyn for the 5th time in a year because she sucked a whole dose of Kadi's medication out of the syringe. Don't worry, she's fine. She also learned to climb my shoe shelves in my closet, drank half a tube of toothpaste and pushed Jersi head first on to the floor at the Grimes ice cream shop. There's one in every family is what my Dad would say :)
Until next time....
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