So Hudson has been sick the good part of 4 months now, and his weight has been on the low side. So his Pediatrician decided to do some labwork two weeks ago to rule out any underlying illness. Well, the results were kind of a shock, since his Alkaline Phosphatase lab came back 20times the normal value for a kid his age. So they re-did the lab draw (not an easy task to hold down a screaming 16 month old so they can poke him with a needle...3 times). This time the lab came back 5 times the normal value - better, but still concerningly high. So from that point Hudson's Pedi calleda Pedi-oncologist in Tulsa to find out what the next step should be. Apparently one of the risks of an Alk Phos lab this high is bone tumor. So after a full body x-ray, a urinalysis, and some more lab work to look at tumor-markers, all appears to be okay - which we whole-heartedly praise the Lord for! Now the doc decided to wait until the 20th of May to have the Alk Phos checked again. Please take note that through all of this the Lord has been showing us to trust Him, and to pray for Hudson's complete healing. The Lord is in control, and Hudson is His first. Hudson is more precious to God than he will ever be to us - and that is some serious preciousness :) We are praying that this is all just a fluke lab, and that the values will be back to normal on Tuesday. Would you pray the same with us? As soon as we find out about the labs, I'll post and send out an email.
