Never, would I have ever thought when these pictures made the covers of two different magazines that we would , within days, be finding out that Jack had Type 1 or Juvenile Diabetes. On November 29th, I took Jack in to see his pediatrician with a runny nose and cough. Dr. Smith gave him a steroid for the croup and an antibiotic for a sinus infection! That very day he became extremely thirsty, tee teeing all of the time, sudden bed wetting when he's been potty trained for a year now, and just plain moody and irritable...but isn't that a normal 3 year old!!?? I just thought it was a side effect of the medicine and it would go away! Well..we finished all of the medicine, and I soon realized the symptoms weren't going away! So, I started researching and everything pointed to diabetes, but I truly thought.. no way, do we have diabetes...maybe a slightly high blood sugar that could be resolved with diet, but true diabetes...NEVER!!! So, this past Monday, December 13th, Dr. Smith confirmed my worst fear...It was diabetes and he sent us immediately to Batson where a team of five different people were waiting on us!!! ...And so the journey begins...
The diagnosis and the treatment, I have to say were completely heartbreaking! The thought of my 3 year old baby having to have injections so many times a day, absolutely killed me! Yes, we were so thankful that it was a diagnosis that could be treated and could be managed, and we were trying with all of our hearts to stay positive and strong for Jack...but, our hearts were shattered!!! Those first few day of having his finger stuck 4/5 times a day followed by insulin injections, 4/5 times a day, while it took 3 people to hold him down kicking, screaming and crying, just about KILLED us!! I didn't know how any of us would survive this!!! ...But, God started intervening!!!
So many Godly things have happened in this short experience thus far, that I just know and am resolved in the fact that this diagnosis truly has a greater purpose and meaning and that God is completely in control!!! Just to name a few of the many Godly experiences...We have been searching for a satisfying church home for quite some time and we now know, for many, many reasons now, that Broadmoor Baptist is exactly where we're suppose to be, and HE will continue to do great things for our family there!!! Another Godly intervention came when we first met our pediatric endocrinologist...she had just read the Hinds County Connection magazine and saw Jack on the cover the day before and thought what a cute boy...and there we were..she took extra, special care of us!!:)
So, now we're home and Jack is settling much better with the shots and finger pricks each day!! Everyone says that it will soon become second nature! We can see that already happening...but, we're still a ways from it and still far from having his glucose levels at a normal level!! We have to watch, consider and analyse, based on carb count and glucose level, every morsel that goes into his mouth and then follow up with an insulin injection! Fun, No...Manageable, Treatable and Thankful...YES!!!!
We just ask that you keep Jack in your prayers!!! Not only that he continue to stay healthy and happy, but that he may soon understand the importance of all the "shots" and soon be completely comfortable with them!! He is such a smart, strong, healthy, funny, cool and just plain cute little boy that has everything in the world going for him...and I know will be just fine!!! Who knows, maybe Jack will be the one to find the cure the diabetes...wouldn't put it past that smart little sucker!!!:) This is definitely one of those, I never thought it would happen to us kinds of things...but it has, and we are accepting it!!:) Thanks for all of your thoughts and prayers!!!
