Sunday, May 18, 2008

Hudson's tests


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.


2 comments:

Melanie said...

Hi Lydia, hope all is OK with Hudson - will keep him in our prayers. Keep us posted. Love the Hands Abroad Pictures - I miss that ministry. Hi to Nellie, Susan Smith, Carol D., etc!

AndyandLex said...

Hey sweet siesta. Praying faithfully for little Hudson. You're right. He is abundantly and incomprehensibly loved by our Faithful Heavenly Father. Cling to that.

With love,
Alexe'

Moriah (Kris and Misty's daughter)

Moriah (Kris and Misty's daughter)
She's 1 year old! This pic is from her party in Sulphur at her grandma and grandpa Franklin's house. She LOVED this blue cake

Unicorn Silas

Unicorn Silas
Moriah's 1 year birthday party in Sulphur. Silas insisted on putting the party hat on himself...he he he...he really is a cutie! The Sanders family is in the background with their olded Garron.

Omniplex garden

Omniplex garden
The sun peaking through the leaves..quite relaxing I must say. Just sitting quietly on the bench soaking in the beauty of God's creation all around me. I don't get many chances to just be still and enjoy God's creation...outside of looking at my beautiful boys every day! (and my hubby :))

Silas loves water

Silas loves water
Omniplex water play! Seriously, Silas could have stayed here all day. But he would eventually ended up IN the water.

garden glimpse

garden glimpse
Trees in the Omniplex garden were beautiful. the contrasting colors are outstanding. Bravo God!

beneath the trees...

beneath the trees...
Hudson and me at the Omniplex - beautiful garden area outside! We don't have many pics of us together, so Papa Mel took this one for me.

Cuz from Cali

Cuz from Cali
Danielle and myself. She calls me her "bugger buddy". Don't ask.