When I began this journey I knew there would be challenges I
would face and roadblocks that would discourage me. I believe I have hit my
first road block. After a week with a
miserable headache, terrible chest and abdominal pains and a fever on and off
daily my mom took me to the emergency room. We weren’t really sure what was
wrong but we didn’t think it would be anything too serious. I had some blood
work done but they couldn’t seem to directly pinpoint what was wrong. They admitted
me into the hospital that way they could do further testing. Over my time there
they took over 40 tubes of blood!! Needless to say, my fear of needles was
forcefully decreased.
We found out Monday morning that a blood test had come back
positive for Infectious Mononucleosis or more commonly known as Mono. I assumed
they would monitor my symptoms for a little longer and discharge me Tuesday.
Well, Tuesday turned into Wednesday which eventually turned in Friday. My
symptoms and pain continued to get worse and the doctors told my mom that they
had never seen a case as a severe as mine, they had only read about it in text
books. Fortunately, I am home now recovering and feeling much better than I was
this time last week. My spleen was so swollen that there was a possibility it
could spontaneously rupture while I was just laying in bed. That is one of the
main reasons they kept me in the hospital so long. Due to the mono I missed
over a week of school and my last three softball games. Now I am left trying to
figure out what God is trying to teach me or show me through all of this. I am so blessed with the people that God has
placed in my life and all the love and support I received over the past week or
so. My family and friends are the reason
I made it through this past week. Unfortunately, this is not the end of this
road block.
In June, 3 days after graduation, I have plans to return to
the Dominican Republic with my little sister and two of my friends. I have a sonogram in one month that will check
and see if the size of my spleen has decreased. Normally someone’s spleen with
mono would only stay enlarged for a week or two, but the doctors expect mine to
be swollen longer. Basically the size of my spleen determines if I am allowed
to go to the Dominican Republic. I realize that this is a very real
possibility, but I also know in my heart that if I am supposed to go back to
the Dominican Republic God will make it happen.
Please pray for a quick recovery and the ability to
participate in all the end of the year events. I missed a lot of school already
and will probably not return until the end of this week depending on how I am
feeling. I am scared of all the make-up work I am going to be faced with. I
want to ask you to pray for God to allow me to go to the Dominican Republic,
but instead I am going to ask you to pray for me to accept whatever plan God
has for me. There is a possibility that this could affect my departure date for
Kenya, but that is still to be determined. Thanks for all your prayer and
support! I am really starting to get excited for the next season of my life and
I think mono is just a little road block in the grand scheme of things.
“God will let you
bend, but he will never let you break.”
