Once again I am asking for prayer for Nolan. I received a call from Nolan's pediatrician today (the doctor actually called me). He said that the day after we received notice that all of Nolan's blood work from the Newborn screen was normal they actually received a notice that one of the test had been negative. He suspects that this test was run from the blood that was collected from a vein (it must be drawn from a capillary) and that is why it was positive. The test that was supposedly abnormal was the one indicating possible Cystic Fibrosis. I am not sure if you are familiar with this or not, but it is a horrible disease of the lungs and gastrointestinal tract that is incurable. To my knowledge the oldest living person with this disease is 30. People with this disease undergo lots of therapy and take numerous medications daily just to live.
We are going today to have the blood redrawn once again (the fifth time) to see what the results say. If it is abnormal we then have to go for a very specific test at the hospital to see if he indeed has CF.
We are asking for prayer that the test is negative and that Nolan is indeed healthy and whole!!!! We are believing that he does not have this horrible illness and that he will live a long and healthy life!!
We will certainly keep you updated!
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Oh Mandy, I am so sorry. Your family is in my prayers, and I will be crossing my fingers that all goes well.
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