Alex's Adventures: A Really Rough Week!

Thursday, December 7, 2017

A Really Rough Week!

We have had an incredibly rough week. Last Monday, Bruce was informed that his company had drastically over forecast their sales predictions for 2017. Consequently they reduced the workforce by one third. Bruce was a casualty of those layoffs. It was completely unexpected. It has left us scrambling. There is never a good time to face a lay off, but December is brutal and having no warning adds insult to injury. Bruce is searching and we are hopeful that he will find employment quickly.
Last Wednesday, Maddy had an endoscopy and colonoscopy to investigate her stomach pain and vomiting. Despite doing a 24 hour clean out and receiving an enema she never had a bowel movement. Dr. O is confident that her slow motility and constipation is causing her pain and making her reflux worse. We are working hard to get her constipation under control so she can feel better.

Alex's acting class had their spring recital Friday and Saturday. Alex was amazing. It is so fun to watch him perform with so much confidence and really enjoy himself. By Saturday he was not feeling great, but he still gave a good performance. By Saturday night he was really starting to decline. His stomach was hugely distended and he was in quite a bit of pain. It continued to get worse all through Sunday to the point we were considering going to the ER. We knew there wasn't really anything they could do so we stuck it out at home. Luckily, Dr. O had a cancellation on his Wednesday procedure schedule and he was able to get Alex in to decompress his intestines and buy us more time before his surgery. Alex is feeling much better today!

Please continue to pray for our family. Pray for Bruce to find employment. Pray for Alex to feel better physically and to come to terms emotionally with his upcoming surgery. Pray for Maddy to continue to stay healthy and thriving. Pray for me to be there for everyone in the way that they need me.
Ali