No Longer Holding The Mayo

As many of you know since her wreck in 2008 Jess has suffered from severe persistent migraines. Many of you may know people that suffer from migraines but let me put what Jess goes through in perspective.

This is a typical week for Jess

On average she has 4 migraines a week and it usually takes about 12 hours to kick one.
That’s 48 hours

She works about 45 hours a week (at school anyway)
That’s 93 hours

Then let’s say we let her sleep at least 7 hours a night
That’s 142 hours

With 169 hours in a week that leaves about 4 hours a day for family and other pursuits. However I can tell you there are some weeks we wish she felt well 4 hours a day.

Since the wreck she has been going through pain management treatment (3 1/2 years now). Her doctors have been great and really brought her a long way but we can’t accept that she is going to have to live the rest of her life this way.

That brings us to tonight we are in a hotel room waiting for her appointment at the Mayo clinic tomorrow. In reality we realize there may be nothing anyone can do but we just can’t accept that yet. If this is God’s will then we have to accept it but that doesn’t mean we can’t talk to a few people until we hear him clearly.

We are not ignorant of the fact that we are fortunate she can even function and work. Through everything she continues to work and use her gift for the Special Ed population she serves. That “job” is a blessing to her in so many ways but we just have to ask if there is anything else we can do for her.

So if you are the praying kind we would appreciate any stray prayer traffic you can send our way. As we feel appropriate we will relay the results of her visit.

For the time being prayer would be most greatly appreciated.