It’s a miracle. She is an answer to our prayers. Okay it’s not what you think, she is a mother and her name is Teresa. She is a nurse. She has been off for a few weeks due to the loss of a previous client. Now she is back on the nursing scene and looking for a case like Caden’s. Sherry told her, “God sent you to us. I have been praying for you to show up.” The nurse said that she had been praying that she would find us too.
She will start Sunday night. She is fairly new to the area and almost exclusively works pediatric cases. She asked us, “What are the days and times that you need a nurse?” I reluctantly answered, “Sunday thru Thursday from 11PM to 7AM.” I was afraid the working hours might be a show stopper. She said that those were actually the only times that she is available. I almost fell out of the chair. Then we find out that she lives in the north area and Caden’s case would be an easy commute for her. She is also willing to work a case funded by Medicaid. This is sometimes an obstacle because Medicaid cases pay nurses less than cases funded by cash or insurance.
What are the chances of a coincidence like this? I tell you, slim to none. The nursing shortage in this area is bad enough for hospitals that pay more. Not to mention a home case that pays even less and does not offer the stability of a hospital or nursing home job. This is a real life answer to our prayers and yours. Now, do you want to really be blown away today like I was? I opened my Bible for the first time to the two following the verses that you have seen everyday for over six months at the top of this page.
WOW! Did you just get a warm feeling run through your body like I did after reading those two verses? I had not noticed these two verses until after meeting the new nurse today. I think this was God’s way of saying to me that he did do this as an answer to our prayers.
In other news, We made contact with the surgeon this week. Caden will likely have the Nissen Fundoplication surgery on Monday June 6th. This is a little sooner than we expected. I am traveling the week of June 13 and the surgeon will be on vacation until the week of July 4th following my trip. That means we need to get this done right away or it will be six weeks before we get another chance. Caden will see a hand surgeon on Monday to determine if his finger can be repaired on the same day while he is still under anesthesia. The surgeons agree that we should minimize the number of times Caden goes under anesthesia since he has been so sensitive to it in the past.
Other praise reports are:
Caden has a new cousin. Congratulations are in order for Sherry’s brother and his wife. They were blessed with a beautiful little girl this week. Mom and baby are reported as doing great.
We ran into the parents of Caden’s little heart surgery neighbor from back in November in the PCICU. They were back in town from Greenville for a scheduled open-heart surgery number two of three. Their little girl had her surgery last Friday and was doing great on Monday morning and was expected to be move out of the PCICU that day.
Thank you so much again for your prayers. Praise God! We are being heard.
To God be the Glory!