Tough Like Tessa

14 January

"But may the God of all grace, who called us to His eternal glory by Christ Jesus, after you have suffered a while, perfect, establish, strengthen, and settle you". 1 Peter 5:10

 A few weeks ago Tessa's malformation looked great. It had significantly come down in size, she wasn't scratching at it, and nothing seemed to be hurting her. 
Last week, I noticed a slight discoloration on the malformation at the top of her leg.  By the next morning, it had doubled in size and was very painful for her.  Her doctors confirmed that the fluid inside was inflamed, and will need more sclerotherapy.  They believe she will need to have sclerotherapy more often to keep her malformation under control. She was in quite a bit of pain, so her doctor put her on a 5 day course of steroids, which has definitely given her some relief. 
We were thankful for this soft push chair from her PT. It was the only place she wanted to be when she was so uncomfortable! 

She also had blood work done last week, which revealed that her hemoglobin is low again. This Wednesday, as she gets sclerotherapy, she will also get a blood scan to once again see if they can find where her blood is leaking. 

This was all very hard to see and hear just when we thought things were actually starting to look better. But we know that God is in control, and continue to put our trust in Him as we travel down this road.  We would ask that you pray that her hemoglobin would stay above 7 so that she won't need a transfusion before the sclerotherapy, that the sclerotherapy and paracentesis she is having done on Wednesday would go well, and that the blood scan would reveal where her blood is leaking.  Our God is able! 


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  1. Alison HebertJanuary 14, 2018 at 10:21 PM

    Thank you for sharing!! We will pray for those requests. Yessss God is able 🙌🏼❤️
    P.s - I’ve missed you in the blog world 💞

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  2. UnknownJanuary 15, 2018 at 11:36 AM

    We continue to lift Tessa to the Lord and trust in His mighty hands!!! Sending LOTS of hugs and kisses to precious Tessa--We love you little fighter! Sending a momma hug to you Jill, I admire your strength as you seek God through these unknowns.

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    1. JILLJanuary 15, 2018 at 12:51 PM

      Thanks so much, Aunt Julia! 😘 We value your prayers more than we could ever express!

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