HEALTH UPDATE
Just to clarify the boys health issues. Several months ago Easton started to have digestive problems, ie: diarrheah. He had it off and on in severity for 8 weeks. I finally took him to a specialist and we did a bunch of blood and stool tests and we think he has the disease that alot of the Ferrin family has called Celiac Sprue. It is a deficiancy in the digestion of wheat protiens and anything derived from it like gluten. Which is all types of flour and breads that come from wheat. So, we have completely changed his diet and he is better but we still have to take him into get a biopsy of his small intestine in Feb. to make sure that is what it is. He will be put to sleep, but it will be an out-patient proceedure.
I discovered a strange bulge or tumor, cyst looking thing on Isaac's genitals 2 months ago and we have learned that he has the beginnings of a hernia. This is when there is an opening in the lining of the intestines and tissue and fluid leak out down to the genitals. Isaac's is only fuid now, so next Thursday we take him in for surgery. He will be put to sleep also and they will drain the fluid and sew up the whole. It is also out-patient.
We feel so blessed that neither of these are too major. I am a little nervouse about the putting too sleep because I have been there and it feels wierd to come and out and it will be wierd to see my children like that. Also, it is always a risk to be put to sleep. But we have faith and feel calm about it all. I will probably have to go to the surgeries alone because Dental School is insane and there is no missing of classes. Not for anything. If you think about it we would love prayers and can always use them. I will let you know how it all turns out.