Isaiah 40:30 -31 Even youths shall faint and be weary, and young men shall fall exhausted; 31 but they who wait for the Lord shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings like eagles; they shall run and not be weary; they shall walk and not faint.
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This is one of my top favorite verses. Anyone who knows me well know I'm not very good at waiting and I really don't like surprises. I am a planner. Leah has teased me about not being very spontaneous. To which I quickly reply-- I can be spontaneous if you give me time to plan for it. ;o)
March 15,16: We are disappointed each day that we are not released. BS numbers are up and down and potassium/magnesium drop and she has to have IV drips again. We use this time to begin our search for an endocrinologist. We had decided that it would be best to have this doctor be in Richmond and her doctor in Blacksburg was willing to work with an endocrinologist in Richmond. Through the advice of some other friends and connections we decide that we really want this doctor to be through MCV. My aunt works at MCV so she begins the search and reaching out to some of the doctors. This doesn't appear to be going well. The response we are getting is that we will have to get on a waiting list that could be three months or longer. She sends me some names and I begin reading reviews on line. Sleep is difficult. Mark would walk by me on my computer and say "what are you doing" and my answer was always "chasing rabbits".
March 17: We have a new shift of doctors and nurses. People who haven't know us since Saturday. Amazing how attached you can get to your crew in such a short time. This doctor doesn't know us, doesn't know what we've already learned and been through. He rounds on us and starts at the beginning like this is our first day. We smile and nod politely. Then roll our eyes when he leaves. New nurse "forgets" that the other nurses left notes that Leah is doing her own shots, etc. Her numbers shoot up again and they start acting like they want to keep her again. Potassium and mag are good. Anion gap has closed. We are ready to move on to the new phase. We have to get a bit assertive in insisting that we appreciate the care and cautious treatment but we will be going straight to a doc who has experience that a hospitalist does not. They finally agree and let us leave!
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