Our first prayer request to find a doctor for Franklin and Zachary has been answered! On Friday May 27th, I shot out an email to a Lyme aware doctor in the twin cities, and received an immediate reply from him, "Yes, make them an appointment!" Thank you Pope JPII the Great!
So why do I believe Pope JPII is praying with us for the doctor and the cure? First, I had an intolerably difficult week of calling numerous doctors. Continuously, I was turned away with, "We are not accepting any new Lyme patients." This I am certain, was my cross to bear for the week. Then after some crying, and praying, I received the name of Dr. F (he is trying to "stay out of the radar") from our chiropractor. Tired of calling doctors, I decided this would be my last attempt for the day. I researched Dr. F's clinic, and to my surprise, I had found that he was connected to a particular homeopath I had been trying to contact for a few day's without any luck. Then the email! Three minutes after sending him an email, requesting treatment, I received Dr. F's immediate response to treat my spouse and son. Overjoyed with this hope, my family was able to enjoy most of our long weekend. Then there was the cancellation of an appointment at Dr. F's office, which lead to Franklin being seen several months earlier, and for my sick husband this was a big deal. Zachary, however, will have the next available appointment which is in August, but I am praying for a cancellation to bump him up as well. After praying that God would open doors he wished opened, and tightly close those He knew needed closing, we began waiting for the appointment. God is Great!
Franklin, has since been to his "Surprising!" visit with Dr.F, who he seemed to mesh well with. His doctor wrote out the plan for his recovery, and started him on a second antibiotic. We were strongly pulling for this kind of treatment, and hoping to see further progress in healing. Dr. F has asked Franklin to change his diet with the adherence to no processed foods, no dairy, and no grains - following the strict diet from, The Paleo Diet by Loren Cordain PhD (80-85% adherence before his next appointment). Franklin has also increased basic supplements that Dr. F advised for the general area's of vitamin and mineral nutrition, fatty acids, gut ecology, vitamin D levels, and healthy immune function. We're mindful of how important it is to have faith in these times of trials, and to keep our eye's on him.
The outpouring of support from everyone has been amazing. I know that our first steps toward the elimination of this disease have been handled with care by our loving Father. Praise be to Him for helping us find a doctor who can help. Thank you to everyone who has been praying for us and please keep us in your prayers.
ReplyDeleteI have been amazed to find out how many people out there have been dealing with this horrible disease. When will the medical community wake up to this epidemic! It is so frustrating when you see the absolute hysteria over West Nile or H1N1 and virtually nothing over this deadly and debilitating disease pandemic that is right in your back yard!