Winds of Adversity

Ty is still in the hospital. It seems his infection is quite strong and resisting the orginal and usual treatment. Lots of prayers are going up for him. He does have the best CF doctors around. Mom and Dad have been by his bedside 24/7.Caleb and Baby Girl have been with me 24/7. Caleb misses Ty a lot and even refused to go to Story Time at the library until Ty gets home and can go too. He doesn't want to do the usual crafts and park routine either. But he did bake cupcakes...for Ty...We hope to have Ty's Kindergarten promotion party this coming Friday...if he is home and well enough. CF is a terrible disease that attacks children...since all CF patients are born with it. Diagnosis now is usually at birth since many states now include testing for it at birth routinely. AZ just implemented this in 06 or 07. Prior to that, most DX occurred before the age of 3. Ty was about 2 2/3 years old. Some people made it into their preteens or teen years without it being detected, but that can have serious consequences.

Well, the CF Foundation is in constant research mode. I understand that actually, they can cure it in the embryonic stages in a test-tube baby situation. But once the embryo is implanted in the mother, the cure cannot get into it. YET. At least they know what causes it and have begun to understand how to fix it. I MUST believe that this disease will one day be irradicated. And I MUST believe that God, in His wisdom, has a purpose and a plan in all of this. And that He is, in fact, greater than this CF issue. It is, after all, a genetic misfire. A mutated gene. Surely, the Creator can fix that! I am not so vain as to assume that He MUST heal Tyler or that He MUST provide the medical cure, but I am not so ignorant as to assume He can't or won't either. I will believe in His love and His plan. I will believe for His healing touch. And I will accept His will.

I understand that what Ty is going through is not uncommon among CF patients. Most have been hospitalized younger than he. But, the specific condition he is battling usually is fought at an older age, also. This is very scary. My daughter is a very strong woman. She is a woman of faith. I am proud to be her mom. Please keep Ty in your prayers...and the rest of us as well.