Hello All!
It has been quite a while since an update and we have great news! We are celebrating like Crazy!!!
Hannah's kidneys have been improving! The kidney doctor took her off of dialysis the Thursday before Christmas to see how her body would handle it. She saw the kidney doctor today to go over her blood tests. He said that her kidneys are functioning up to 25% and that she is doing well enough that they can remove her catheter and she will be able to stop doing dialysis! This is a huge answer to prayer!, because if she was not doing well enough, they were going to install a more permanent catheter or shunt. Both of which are more work and very undesirable. So we are very thankful for this! So please keep praying that her body would keep improving and her kidneys would heal and gain even more function. We are just hoping Hannah doesn't have to go back on dialysis anytime soon in the future (or ever in her life! :)
Hannah is very super excited to not have to spend 12 hours a week in the dialysis chair. She came to me today after her appointment and shouted "I'M FREE!" Now that she is 'free' from that, she hopes to do a bit of traveling this year.
Also she saw the lupus doctor on friday and he also had great news! He said if he did not know hannah's history and just looked at her blood work he would not even know that she had lupus! The lupus is in remission! This is due to our gracious Lord and the work of the newer drug - CellCept. She may still have to take CellCept for several more years. By March she should be off prednisone. We are very excited about all this!
Hannah's kidneys have been improving! The kidney doctor took her off of dialysis the Thursday before Christmas to see how her body would handle it. She saw the kidney doctor today to go over her blood tests. He said that her kidneys are functioning up to 25% and that she is doing well enough that they can remove her catheter and she will be able to stop doing dialysis! This is a huge answer to prayer!, because if she was not doing well enough, they were going to install a more permanent catheter or shunt. Both of which are more work and very undesirable. So we are very thankful for this! So please keep praying that her body would keep improving and her kidneys would heal and gain even more function. We are just hoping Hannah doesn't have to go back on dialysis anytime soon in the future (or ever in her life! :)
Hannah is very super excited to not have to spend 12 hours a week in the dialysis chair. She came to me today after her appointment and shouted "I'M FREE!" Now that she is 'free' from that, she hopes to do a bit of traveling this year.
Also she saw the lupus doctor on friday and he also had great news! He said if he did not know hannah's history and just looked at her blood work he would not even know that she had lupus! The lupus is in remission! This is due to our gracious Lord and the work of the newer drug - CellCept. She may still have to take CellCept for several more years. By March she should be off prednisone. We are very excited about all this!
One other big big answer to prayer is Hannah's blood count. Like we had prayed, it went UP the past few weeks, even though she wasn't getting the medicine to help with that. It is now the highest its been since August...at 10.5! Praise God!
We (the fam) are doing great! God is really good and I just so appriciate God's design when He created family. We have had wonderful support and lots of love pouring in. Hannah and I have been constantly growing closer as we have been working through life's adventures together! We are quite a team! And I am so blessed to have her and the wonderful children we share!
Again, I (and Hannah) just want to thank you so much for all your prayers, encouragement, and support. Can't even express how much this means! God is doing His mighty work in us. And there is nothing sent our way that God can't give us the strength to handle. We just take it one step at a time, holding on to His mighty hand.
Love to you all,
Daniel, Hannah, Adonia, Creed
We (the fam) are doing great! God is really good and I just so appriciate God's design when He created family. We have had wonderful support and lots of love pouring in. Hannah and I have been constantly growing closer as we have been working through life's adventures together! We are quite a team! And I am so blessed to have her and the wonderful children we share!
Again, I (and Hannah) just want to thank you so much for all your prayers, encouragement, and support. Can't even express how much this means! God is doing His mighty work in us. And there is nothing sent our way that God can't give us the strength to handle. We just take it one step at a time, holding on to His mighty hand.
Love to you all,
Daniel, Hannah, Adonia, Creed
SIDE NOTE: Hey guys, Chloe here. I know quite a few of you have asked for Daniel and Hannah's address so that you could bless them financially. Their address is 616Walnut, Leavenworth, KS 66048. Thank you all so much. We praise the Lord that Hannah's medications are going down, but she is still taking quite a few, and they have to pay a pretty high deductible. You all are such a blessing!
Praise the Lord! He is faithful and reigning on the throne.
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