YOUR PRAYERS HAVE BEEN ANSWERED!
THIS WILL KNOCK YOUR SOCKS OFF!
And my God will supply all your needs according to His riches in glory in Christ Jesus"
Philippians 4:19 (KJV)
Dear Lord, When hard times come, I will not be afraid. I trust in
Your loving care to provide for my family and me. Take my
burden, Lord, and replace my worry with peace.
In Jesus' Name, Amen.
Thank you all so much for your URGENT PRAYERS for Ashley while having the MRI today. We left the hospital around 12:45p.m. and returned about 4:30p.m. The whole procedure took about two hours and was done to examine three areas. The first was the upper spine area for the initial liquid found in her spine. The second was for the neck area that initially showed tightness and the third was the brain area for the cyst that was of major concern. She did very well lying very still throughout all two first runs but on the third one for the head, she started moving, possibly from wanting to reposition herself, so the technician had to stop the test and check on her because she was shaking her legs.
I was standing in the room with her praying the rosary and approached her and talked to her to calm her down. I told Ashley this was the last of the tests and to try not to move and we would be done really fast. I asked her to smile if she understood and if she was okay to continue and she looked up at me and smiled. The technician proceeded to start again.
I am very proud of Ashley because she did not have to be sedated and was strong throughout the long and very very loud exam!! Even the driver of the ambulance said that it took very long and that she did very well. When I came out of the room and met up with David, Adrian and Alyssa who were also praying the rosary in the waiting area, I hugged David and told him she did very well, was very strong and that I knew that the Lord was taking care of her and that she was going to be okay. I said, I know the Lord will be sending us home. By the time we got back to her room Santa Rosa Hospital, we had missed the initial scheduled time for her going home party.
Everything and everyone was at a stand still not knowing whether we were leaving or not. We waited in the room and about 6:30p.m. Dr. Currie came in to give us the results. He walked in and said, "okay let me turn off your t.v.", and pulled up a chair and sat down and I said, "do we need to step outside to talk" and he said, "Oh NO I've got great NEWS pull up a chair and I want Ashley to hear this too!!"
He explained the results of each area. He said between him and the doctor who reads the exams, it could not be explained or determined why or how the liquid in the spine had been decreased from the Edinburg CT Scan and the San Antonio CT scan to almost nothing. This was not an area of concern anymore!
The tightness in the neck area came back showing as normal. No more tightness was there which may have been initial swelling.
And the cyst was nothing of a concern. It was mis-interpreted for a cyst and was not a cyst. We were good to go home!
I told him I had sent out an urgent prayer request with all our family and friends before the exam that we had been praying the rosary during the exam and he said "Well your prayers are the answer to these great results that were medically unexplainable." He further told us that Ashley's medical condition will improve in time with lots of work, love and care. Dr. Currie is a man of strong faith, knowledge, dedication and compassion for his patients. He told us to continue doing what we were all doing for Ashley through our faith. After hearing this great news, I raised my arms up high and with a high voice said, "Thank you Lord Jesus Christ for answering our prayers!" We were so excited that we continued packing, cleaning and Ashley's medical schedule. The staff started coming in to find out the news and how they could help and what did we need. They kept telling Ashley she will be greatly missed and how proud they are and to keep up the good work!! Also her going home party was rescheduled for Friday Morning.
On another note: Wow! What great news Ashley's blog has gone international! People are praying for her all over the United States and now in other countries as well. Thank you LORD!!
Thanks for all your hard work and love for Ashley.
The girls had a GREAT Birthday on Monday the 16th. They had a party with cake and gifts. Ashley's door was decorated and it was wonderful to see Ashley sing along the birthday song. Thank you to all the family and friends that called, texted and commented on the blog page to wish them a happy birthday. Special thanks to Ashley's friends that texted her at exactly 12:00am on the 16th. Yes 12:00am! She was excited we couldn't get her to go to sleep. Attached are some birthday pictures.
Please continue specifically praying for:
1. For her cough to clear up.
2. For her to be able to swallow her food more continuously so that her G-Tube can be removed.
3. For her to be able to eat more food without getting nauseated.
4. For her speech for communication be stronger, louder and clearer.
5. For her walking to be more independent and safe
6. For her body tremors to decrease and clear up
7. For her to someday soon be able to tell her powerful testimony and help others.
8. Live an independent, confident life praising the Lord!
9. Feel comfortable at home because when asked if she wanted to go home, she would answer No!
10. For all the ill children here at the hospital, who give me strength just with their smile as I see them down the hall way in their wheel chairs or other equipment.
STOP!! Look around you!! We are so blessed!! Love and give to a needing hand!!
We will keep you updated as we get Ashley home and help her feel comfortable, safe and very much needed rest at home, take her to church, to her new outpatient therapist at Milestones and doctors appointments next week. Thank you for your continued prayers. We pray for you all as well everyday!
Lourdes Olivarez
God Bless and Have
a Great Day!
FAITH, HOPE & LOVE
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