Sigh... I can't believe I have enough time to sit and write to you and
fill you in on our life the last few months, I will start with a praise!
Will- seems to be responding well to his medications and has not
complained of pain since our last post. This is huge and such a blessing
to our little man. We go back to Charlotte this coming Monday for another check up. He is such a joy and it is more than my heart can hold at times watching him laugh and play with NO pain. Thank you Father!
Miles- had our hearts in our throats a few months ago... He was drinking juice out of a cup with a hard (non bendable) straw and fell off the step, the straw punctured his soft palate twice removing the top part of his right tonsil, that landed us in 2 different hospitals with all the Dr's amazed at his pain tolerance :) we have some tuff kiddo's for sure. he has healed perfectly from this fall and back to running, jumping, and playing (without a cup in hand)
Shannon- has started working more at the church and now has the title "life group pastor" he is doing amazing at his job. He has a passion and heart to disciple and train adults in leadership so this job could not be a better fit. I love seeing him doing what he loves. He also has been caregiver to me for the last few months, which I will explain later. He is such an amazing father and husband.
Heather- I hurt my knee a few months ago and after several cancellations to the orthopedic (thinking I would get better) decided to go and discovered that I have arthritis in my right knee and the bone and cartilage are splintering against each other. This will result in surgery in the near future but have been told that surgery will not "fix" my problem only hold off until I decide to opt for a partial knee replacement. This news was a sock to me to say the least. I go back to ortho in September to schedule surgery.
Another crazy thing is a month ago I was feeling really weak and heavy in my arms. I drove myself to urgent care to see what was wrong and lost consciousness several times while there and was sent by ambulance to ER they thought I was having a stroke, I was having every symptom but on both sides of body, I couldn't speak, write, count etc. I spent 3 days in ICU and 2 days in a regular room. The diagnosis? Migraine that mimics a stroke. I have medication in case it happens again, but of course we are praying it never happens again!
Family- My Dad as many of you know has been battling cancer for 5 years and has been getting weaker over the last 6 months. We have been on a hard road watching him struggle with pain, being hospitalized and if anyone knows him, knows he never likes to stop... He has been in bed for the last 3 weeks now and we finally have him home but he is under hospice care. We are spending as much time with him as we can and soaking in the family. We are praying for Gods grace and favor in these last days (how ever long that may be) and knowing that in all things God will be glorified!
Adoption- Not sure how many (if any) know but we have decided to hold off on the adoption. We are broken hearted and mourning this loss but looking at everything, we can't focus whole-heartedly on the "paper case" I am not sure what God has in store for down the road, I am sorry to all who supported us in this journey whether it was donations or buying our crafts but we are still holding the money in a separate account for when the door may open for us again.
We would love to hear from you and how we can pray for you. Sorry to give such a LONG and detailed update but too much has happened! Love to you all...
The Compton Family <3
