Grow Old With Me

So on Saturday morning Matthew ran 10 miles... well, later on his leg started to hurt, and it's gotten steadily worse.  He took Monday off work hoping it would heal.  Now today it's still really painful, so Dr. Beck told him he should rest it for the remainder of the week.  That's almost like telling a fish to stop swimming.  It will be fun to have a few daddy days, but unfortunately not for the best reason!  Sometimes God tells us to rest and He will take care of the REST.  Those things we think we need ourselves in order to accomplish.  Maybe He just wants us to really depend on Him.  Isn't that every day?  So, I'm thankful for an opportunity to be cast upon an unexpected moment to trust Him for provision, strength, and faith.

Right now Matthew is headed over to the Dr. for his first Rituximab infusion.  It's been over 2 years since he had them last and the Wegener's went into major submission (not remission, but close!) afterwards.  He will have one more infusion in two weeks, then we'll see!  Thanks for praying!  His sinuses have been really inflamed and nasty again. Thankful we can start the treatment swiftly, and trusting the Lord for healing.  We love our daddy!!!

Well, today Matthew went to his rheumatologist to see what is going on with the Wegener's Disease.  Unfortunately, after two years of being nearly symptom-free, he had another flare up.  The dreaded word, "flare-up".  So, probably next week he will begin another round of Rituximab treatments.  The last time he had treatments was right before Elsie was born, over 2 years ago.  They told him he would probably need another treatment in 6 months, but it's been 28 months, so we're thankful!  I won't embarrass him by posting pictures of him two years ago, but suffice to say, his eyes and face looked tired.  It is just amazing how good he's been.  I hope that by catching it early this time he is able to get back on track towards REMISSION... the blessed word.