More Tests.....

I swear, just when you think you are finally going to get some definitive answers! Although we know that the autopsy report states that Lincoln's death was due to liver failure, we still don't know exactly why?!? I guess we will really not know exactly what happened and obviously that is the way He wants it. Lincoln was confirmed to have a genetic mutation in his 5 and 19th chromosome. The 5th was a G and the 19th an R. (Not that that information is going to cause any of you to have a sudden realization into the scope of this illness) We could both (Jer and myself) be carriers or we could be "mosaics" or it could have all been spontaneous mutation. We are being encouraged to have genetic testing done on ourselves but the results could be (yet again) inconclusive. AAAAAGGGGGGHHHHH!

We do know that his endocrine system organs were all smaller than average. And his thymine was extremely small for a child of his age. None of these things are usual symptoms of the POLG1 DNA depletion that Lincoln had. So I am delving into research these symptoms hoping to maybe find ....something. This all had to happen for a reason.
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Prayer Request

I know after everything that I have been through this request seems quite trivial, but I am requesting it regardless. Jeremy and I have an appointment with Dr. Casas tomorrow. She is the genetic doctor that Lincoln saw here before we left for Dallas way back in September. We are going in for "genetic counseling". We will be hearing for the first time in detail exactly what was troubling our sweet little angel. All of the labs, biopsies and pathology reports are back and we will be reading those as well. I am requesting prayer for both of us for strength...... mainly. It is hard enough to talk about Lincoln for a few seconds let alone in such depth. We will also find out if we have to undergo further testing and the probability of the other kids passing these genes on. Please just remember our family tomorrow and I will be sure to update shortly. Thanks in advance!! All our LoVe, Nat and Jer

Little Things

I am really easy to please. Honestly it does not take much at all to make me happy. For example, my husband met me and Poots at Cracker Barrel last night for dinner with my grandparents and mother. I thanked him more than 6 times before he fell asleep. I just know how much it tickles them so in turn I am super happy. = ) Then today I am doing laundry. I retrieve the whites from the dryer and every single sock has a match. I was ecstatic. Then thinking to myself, "wow I cant believe I am this happy about the absence of a sock monster". But I truly was fulfilled by this small wonder. Why question happiness however small the wonder that brings it. So I am PROUD to say that I am happy and loving my life.

Thank You Lord for this blessed day that You have given me to share with my family. Thank You for providing for my family and allowing me the opportunity to stay at home while it matters most to my kids. Thank You for giving me moments of peace when I don't know how I will go on. Thank You for helping me to stay strong when I miss my Doodlebug so very much. Thank You for taking care of him and for the promise that I will see him again someday soon.

These are some of the sweetest pics we got of the girls in the backyard of a very generous woman who lives in the azalea district. Burkelyn, Allee and Sydney were really playing ring-around-the-rosies! I got so many good pics of these little angels it was hard to choose just a few!!