Gavin John

I remember the first moment I held him in my arms.
Meeting this new little man in my life, it was love at hello! Gavin entered this world just in time to be his Aunt’s ring bearer and I am forever thankful to him and his mom for making my day so special. He has since been a furry of joy, laughs and love, he’s my favorite little guy and I just adore him.

My sister, Melissa, has been my backbone through everything I have gone through. As she once before experienced a great loss, she could empathize with the heart ache I was going through.

Well, now I have to turn that empathy around and I don’t want to. We have experienced ENOUGH in our family!! 

Gavin is 26 months old and he has not grown in height since he was 16 months. He is undergoing his second round of blood work to try to determine what is going on. He also has to do a re-test for his hearing. His endocrinologist is concerned and so are we. We will know the results at the end of the month, sooner if its something urgent.

My sister has been so strong through this. Telling me how she thinks about  Audrina and what she has been through and how that helps her through these times. That is nice and all, but for me I get mad. As the older sister I have always been her protector (or boss she would say) and I do not want her to undergo any of the heartache or pain we have experienced. I do not want her to worry about her child’s health or the sickening feeling of the unknown. Isn’t one extremely, complex rare disorder enough for one family??!!! 

My sister and I did not have the most picture perfect life growing up.I can’t help but asking did we not endure enough in our childhood? Or perhaps that’s just it we are structured to take on extra pain and suffering.

When I called Melissa this weekend she began telling me stories from the Bible. I was so proud of her. She said she had to turn to God to guide her through these times and I couldn’t have thought of a better strategy.

Please keep my boy (that’s what I call him) in your prayers, may his diagnosis be something that can be easily treated. May our family have a break from this uneasy feeling of the unknown. May my sister and her family be filled with God’s perfect peace as they await the diagnosis.

Melissa, I love you more than words could ever write, thank you for being everything I could have ever asked for in a sister and friend!