Dear friends,
Thanks for your continued prayers for Samantha. We have received many requests in recent days asking for an update. After coming home from the hospital on October 3, having the infected PICC line removed, still using the NJ feeding tube, she was able to drink enough liquids that the doctor decided to try pulling the NJ feeding tube on Oct. 10 and see what happened. He had no idea why some things were better but others had not changed. That was 16 days ago. Praise the Lord that so far, she is able to drink enough pedialyte and ensure to stay hydrated and get the calories she needs without a feeding tube. This is huge progress from one month ago, when we were told that she would probably have a tube for the rest of her life. She is still not able to eat anything solid, and we do not know yet if she will be able to eventually. At this time we are taking it easy, and waiting on God. She has good days and bad days, but is definitely better than she was a month ago. She is very glad to be without the tube. She has been able to go to school and is staying on top of all her classes. This week was parent-teacher conferences. It was a blessing to hear her teachers, in the public school, talk about her faith, and how they can't understand how she is cheerful and manages to keep up with her work, with all that has happened. To God alone be the Glory.
The next few weeks will be filled with more appointments, as our insurance has kicked Samantha's case into California Children's Services(CCS). CCS is a government funded insurance which pays for every thing when a child has a chronic illness. We qualify, but now we must see a whole new set of doctors and specialists, of CCS's choice at a hospital in the Bay Area. We are very thankful for this coverage, but not looking forward to starting over with more doctors. It is our prayer that one of them will have some new treatment options, but that is unlikely. Trips to the Bay Area cost us a minimum of $50 each trip, in gas, bridge tolls and parking, plus a day that we can not substitute teach. But, that is minor compared to the hundreds of thousand of $$s in testing and hospitalizations that the insurance covers. We are so thankful for the financial help that we have received from our prayer supporters. Every bill has been paid to this date, including the expensive medications that the other insurance did not cover. To God alone be the Glory!
Your prayers and notes of encouragement have carried us through this challenging time. God has truly been faithful and we have had many opportunities to share God's grace with doctors, nurses, etc. HIS strength has been made perfect in our weakness. Thank you for bearing this burden with us and fulfilling the law of Christ.
It is our goal to send out a regular prayer letter in the next week, including pictures from Crossroads Fifth Anniversary Celebration and a report on how GOD is building HIS church in Tracy CA.
Thank you for your prayers and support!
God is good, all the time.
Tim and Susan Heinrich
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