Our son had a blockage in his bladder when in utero. This was seen in a routine 20-week ultra sound. Our family doctor at the time broke the news but told us to not worry because it wasn't a big deal. Not a big deal? Our first child and we aren't supposed to be worried? He sent us to a specialist who told us he would have to come early. He was willing to have him come 7 weeks early but we opted for 6 weeks early. Because the bladder was blocked up the urine was unable to escape and hence it was backing up into his kidneys and causing damage. So he was born 6 weeks early. Our little fighter! We spent 3 weeks in "Childrens Mercy Hospital" in Kansas City. He was only 5 pounds and he had to gain weight to be released from the hospital. The nurses told us to feed him every 3 hours and not to feed him again unless 3 hours went by. Well, we were not about to listen to that. Making a stipulation he had to gain weight but denying him food when he is hungry? So we fed him secretly and he gained weight nicely. While in the hospital he was already showing how much of a fighter he is by pulling out his own catheter!!
We paid close attention to his health and for 3 years we brought him to appointments every 3 or 4 months. The tests became more and more intrusive and he started to have night terrors. We put an end to the night terrors by having him sleep in the same room with us where he felt protected.
One time the Urologist wanted a VCUG done on him. Our little guy screamed and cried as 3 or 4 nurses held him on the bed. He then turned to his father and said "Dada, I'm sorry." He literally thought we brought him there as some kind of punishment. That was so painful to bear. It turned out they couldn't put the catheter in and after asking the urologist what they should do they canceled the whole test. He was back in his father's arms and we got him out of there swiftly. Is it a surprise that Children's Mercy ran that test through our insurance anyway? That ordeal coupled with a Nephrologist telling us to basically sit down and shut up; we decided to remove him from the medical world for a while. We were already well educated on his condition (as you should be about your child's condition) and knew he'd have to go back someday but he had a 9 year reprieve. More to come.
It has been a long time since there was a post put up. It has been discouraging, not having any interest out there. There will need to be a great awakening out there before a blog like this will become popular! We will come back periodically and will check to see if there are any new members..... and then we will continue our story and hope others will contribute theirs too. God bless you!
One must ask why does the prevailing spirit of our age attack some Christian families and in particular, families with children in need of medical care?
Since the family is the moral unit of society, it follows that the characteristics of society in any given community are the sum of the special characteristics of the families that go to form said community. If, then, the community as a whole manifests respect for God's Truth and the laws of morality, the cause of this respect can surely be found in the bosom of the family. When, on the contrary, religion has lost its influence around the hearthstone, then irreligion will walk abroad in all its ghastliness, leading the way to sensuality and social rottenness.
It is beyond reasonable question that we live in a deeply irreligious age, and it is just as true that this sad fact has its cause in the irreligious family. So when a prevailing irrelgious society faces a strong family of faith it is no wonder that faithful family will be ...
In southern Florida we found the solace we were looking for. Rejected by a presumptuous and self seeking doctor in Pediatric Nephrology at the Mayo Clinic, we quickly went to work searching for a place for our child. A place that would not force the Covid shot or the HPV shot. The HPV shot is a sort of "baptism" into a life of impurity. What sick minds we are dealing with when we walk into the office of a "doctor" promoting such things! The problem is they expect us to condescend to them - to give up our privileged right of authority over our children and replace it with their confounded minds. Without Christ in their lives they are not able to distinguish black from white yet we are expected to succumb to their whims!? In reality, when a Christian approaches such a situation he is superior to them but expected to act contrariwise. This is an impossible situation. A prudent parent will quietly and carefully pull themselves away from such a mess.
The Latino culture is truly one of ...
