Paving the Way

Yesterday, my friend Lisa went to the doctor for her daughter, MiKayla’s APD. I mentioned the timeline of events in one of my previous posts. I received this email from Lisa:
Well we went on Friday.  To be honest, I was not impressed.  The Doc was real sweet and did good with MiKayla but all she did was a lot of hearing tests.  Of course, they were all for different things and some were pretty difficult.  I talked to the doc afterwards and she said she was looking for a lot of different things in the hearing tests.  I just thought maybe some would be written or games,etc.  I should have a report by next Friday.  I'll let you know.  Did you find out anything else?

Wow! How disheartening! I guess Lisa, like myself, was looking for a huge weight lifted the moment she met the doctor. I’m sure she was second guessing spending so much money and not feeling that sigh of relief after the tests. Of course, inside I also felt so blessed to have found a different doctor who will be doing a battery of different tests, as well as provide therapy for Jared. But, how do I know that Jared’s tests on Thursday won’t also be a big disappointment? Are we all looking for what Rosie O’Donnell found with her APD expert?  http://abcnews.go.com/GMA/Books/video/sound-hope-helping-kids-understand-words-10486086 (great 7 minute interview on Good Morning America, if you haven't seen it)

There aren't a lot of options here, considering experts believe 1 in 10 kids have this disability. I do feel, however, that Lisa and I are paving the way for many more kids in the future.  I know it! I know that we can help many others with all this research and finding the perfect doctor to help our children. As Albert Einstein said, "If we knew what we were doing, it wouldn’t be called research.”

The metalworker encourages the goldsmith, and the one who smooths with the hammer spurs on the one who strikes the anvil. One says of the welding, “It is good.” The other nails down the idol so it will not topple. Isaiah 41:7 (NIV)