Prayer Update
This is from an email to our friends:
Hello, friends. I hope this email finds you all blessed and walking under the fullness of the grace we have been given. Allow me to update you briefly and then share our prayer request. I'd also like to apologize to our new friends whom we haven't written. Even with everything that has been going on, I have no good excuse. We'd love to hear from you!
Our trip was amazing! We still think about it every day. We prayed for a couple of weeks after we returned, and felt we couldn't make a move to the land right now. We also found out we were pregnant again, which was an amazing blessing to us. We found a doctor, applied for Medicaid, settled on a name, pulled out the pregnancy clothes, and prayed constantly. Because of our difficult history with pregnancies, we told only a very few people as we felt the Lord was leading.
On Wednesday, June 25th, we went in for a special appointment to see the baby because Olivia's numbers were looking really positive. There, for the first time, we saw our baby's little beating heart. 140 beats per minute of hope, love, and joy!
Then, in a matter of hours, everything changed. Olivia woke the next morning to a gush of blood and fluid and by Sunday our heartbeat was gone. Several of our friends supported and prayed and fought for us during this time and we are eternally thankful. Due to Olivia's blood regulating medications we had to wait until Tuesday, July 1st, to have a D&C performed. This was supposed to help Olivia's body through the process of miscarriage, but actually resulted in a frustrating and painful 3-day stay in the hospital. I stayed with Olivia the whole time, and we made the important financial sacrifice to go through this together.
Unfortunately, the story doesn't end here. For the past two weeks, my Olivia has battled weakness, nausea, and cramping. We've cried, prayed, and struggled to find God's peace. Despite the constant reminder of our aching hearts and hurting bodies, we sought some closure. We buried our daughter and planted a tree in her memory. We've even chosen an adoption consulting agency to help us as we begin the process of discovering God's plan for our family. This process is going to be extremely expensive, but well worth it. We're so excited to discover our family. (Olivia's difficult recovery has proven that trying pregnancy again is simply too dangerous to consider!)
This week we had our follow-up appointment with the OB and some blood work done to monitor Olivia's condition. Yesterday we received an urgent call from him. Her test came back with high hormone levels, indicating that her D&C was not completely successful and her womb still contains some tissue from our pregnancy. Her D&C has to be repeated! We are scheduled for first thing Monday morning.We both hate that we have to do this. Olivia responds poorly to both anaesthesia and antibiotics and will be hospitalized for at least two nights. I will stay with her throughout. Hopefully, it will not be as difficult an experience as last time. Please pray for us. We appreciate you all.
Bryan (& Olivia)
Hello, friends. I hope this email finds you all blessed and walking under the fullness of the grace we have been given. Allow me to update you briefly and then share our prayer request. I'd also like to apologize to our new friends whom we haven't written. Even with everything that has been going on, I have no good excuse. We'd love to hear from you!
Our trip was amazing! We still think about it every day. We prayed for a couple of weeks after we returned, and felt we couldn't make a move to the land right now. We also found out we were pregnant again, which was an amazing blessing to us. We found a doctor, applied for Medicaid, settled on a name, pulled out the pregnancy clothes, and prayed constantly. Because of our difficult history with pregnancies, we told only a very few people as we felt the Lord was leading.
On Wednesday, June 25th, we went in for a special appointment to see the baby because Olivia's numbers were looking really positive. There, for the first time, we saw our baby's little beating heart. 140 beats per minute of hope, love, and joy!
Then, in a matter of hours, everything changed. Olivia woke the next morning to a gush of blood and fluid and by Sunday our heartbeat was gone. Several of our friends supported and prayed and fought for us during this time and we are eternally thankful. Due to Olivia's blood regulating medications we had to wait until Tuesday, July 1st, to have a D&C performed. This was supposed to help Olivia's body through the process of miscarriage, but actually resulted in a frustrating and painful 3-day stay in the hospital. I stayed with Olivia the whole time, and we made the important financial sacrifice to go through this together.
Unfortunately, the story doesn't end here. For the past two weeks, my Olivia has battled weakness, nausea, and cramping. We've cried, prayed, and struggled to find God's peace. Despite the constant reminder of our aching hearts and hurting bodies, we sought some closure. We buried our daughter and planted a tree in her memory. We've even chosen an adoption consulting agency to help us as we begin the process of discovering God's plan for our family. This process is going to be extremely expensive, but well worth it. We're so excited to discover our family. (Olivia's difficult recovery has proven that trying pregnancy again is simply too dangerous to consider!)
This week we had our follow-up appointment with the OB and some blood work done to monitor Olivia's condition. Yesterday we received an urgent call from him. Her test came back with high hormone levels, indicating that her D&C was not completely successful and her womb still contains some tissue from our pregnancy. Her D&C has to be repeated! We are scheduled for first thing Monday morning.We both hate that we have to do this. Olivia responds poorly to both anaesthesia and antibiotics and will be hospitalized for at least two nights. I will stay with her throughout. Hopefully, it will not be as difficult an experience as last time. Please pray for us. We appreciate you all.
Bryan (& Olivia)
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