The Doctor Appointment

Today I went to see the Infectious Disease Specialist. She was very nice and talked with me for a full hour. She said my symptoms most match up with Chronic Fatigue Syndrome but the only way to know for sure is through process of elimination. Today we tested for Lyme's' among a few other diseases. We will continue to test as we get the results and move forward from here. It was nice to have someone that actually seemed to want to find out what is wrong...compared to many of the Doctor's I have seen in the past few years. Praise God for that!

I am trying to be strong in Christ and find my joy, peace and hope in Him. There are no guarantee's in life. Each and every day is a gift and even if I face pain and sheer exhaustion, I am able to breathe and therefore, I am called to glorify God in ALL things. I hope to continue to do so even if I battle a long-term illness. God is sovereign in all things, and this is no exception.

Thank you again for your prayers and support during this time...

In Christ, Kate

Health Update

Hello everyone! I wanted to let you all know how God has worked in beautiful ways as of late...
He provided a way for us to try to afford the expensive testing and scans I need in order to find out what is wrong!!! It may not cover some of it...or even much of it but He showed His provision in a mighty way!
THEN, we found out that Jeremy's insurance at where he works (which will kick in hopefully around September 1st) doesn't look at pre-existing conditions. This change of events in both the provision and the insurance are allowing me to have a consultation with the Infectious Disease specialist on Thursday, July 26th. We will move forward from there.

Please continue to pray for...
-Wisdom for the Nurses and Dr.'s
-Continued financial provision by the Lord
-Strength to continue to endure extreme exhaustion, migraines and stiffness.
-Joy and peace in Christ Jesus
-Patience and continued understanding and strength for my husband, Jeremy.
and
-a GREAT, restful honeymoon up North in about a week!

I so love and appreciate each and every one of you,

Kate

His Promises Stand True

I've appreciated the prayers and support ... and wanted to specifically thank my husband, my mom, chad, abby, dad and monica, nick, jess, karen and a few others for their encouragement through cards, e-mails and messages!

"God is worth worshipping in the place of suffering" - the lyrics by Jason Upton ring true. There is nothing I have experienced in my 23 years thus far like illness that has forced me to lean upon the Lord in every moment for strength and endurance. This continues to be a humbling circumstance. I was praying the other day about how I love to serve others and am tired of having to be served so much... but God created the body exactly for that- to serve, to act as one, to be the strength for the weak and to mirror the relationship between Christ and the Church.

Be aware of how much you have the ability to help those in need, by a simple phone call or e-mail.

Your sister, standing on the Rock - Kate

To anyone who comes across this...

PLEASE PRAY....


Your prayers mean so much as I know the Lord hears them and answers.
I am 23 years old and just got married May 19th. I had 3 years from when I was 19 until 22 where I had severe Mono and was not healed no matter what rest, etc I received. All was of course the Lord's perfect will and I was greatly refined in the sickness and suffering. In the last few weeks, it has relapsed worse than ever before. The Doctor's believe I have an immune issue far beyond the mono and that I need many blood tests and scans done. Unfortunatly, the independant insurance I am on does not cover this. For now, we are at a standstill. Please pray for healing, for endurance, for strength for each day, for joy in the midst of suffering and for my new husband to continue to be patient to my inability to serve him in ways i long to. Please also pray that the Lord would provide financial provision to have the tests done and for me to not have to work full-time during this sickness.
Your prayers mean so much as I know the Lord hears them and answers.
Thank you Brothers and Sisters.
Kate

If any of you who read this has words of truth, of encouragement, or anything, please feel free to contact me or comment.

This is a picture of my dad walking me down the aisle to give me away to my husband!