I have been reading my messages from God for a long time now and even read others' prayers to include with my daily thoughts and prayers. Some of the messaging sent in this message are right on target. It is not until today that I felt compelled to include prayers for my daughter, Carol Ann , and 14 yr old daughter and also, 16 yr old son, Type 1 insulin dependent. I have watched this single Mom with her two teenagers struggle so much the past three years and I want to include a story she sent so recently to recap the past three years, with one road block after another, one series of set backs after another, and continued stress in attempting to make it through the day. As I write this, I know I am speaking to so many parents who are caught in the emotional roller coasters with our own children. Now, today, I thought this is big and I need to just start going to prayer groups and ask for more and more prayers. Thank you in advance for adding them to your prayer requests daily.
The note Carol Ann wrote:
"Those of you that know me, know I never ask for anything I am usually the one that is always helping others even when I don't have it to give. This is so hard for me to do, but it's something a family member told me about. My momma is my biggest fan, always telling me " I'm the strongest person she knows" going through everything without others knowing about it all. So here goes.......
In May, 2014 my daughter, Maggie, became ill with severe pains in her stomach. After three trips to the emergency rooms to two different hospitals, in the time span of one week, we were looking at 4 different diagnosis. From these diagnosis, all being so different, I visited the primary physician, From there, we were off to a pediatric-gastroenterologist for biopsies, scopes and further testing. There are mountains of medical bills and we are still not finished because Maggie will face more testings and treatments once the doctor may determine the specific diagnosis to treat after an appointment on June 22. Maggie has been in pain since April, taking several different medications and completed numerous blood studies. I feel we must be pursuant in perseverance and hope that there is a light at the end of this tunnel. The bills just keep coming in.
First I must tell you that I am a single mom for over ten years, who had just gone through 3 years of medical roundabouts with a Type I juvenile diabetic son who had a bad camp incident in June, 2012, with missed dosing of his insulin that left his immune system so compromised he was sick for over a year. Not only had I just had major surgery,( my medical bills are in collections from my surgery) before rushing into the care of my Type I diabetic son now. My son eventually had to be home schooled. From my son’s incident at camp, he was diagnosed with PTSD which requires him to be home schooled due to medical complications. During a course of two years, I had to miss so much work without pay with his special care. My son was not functioning very well due to his weakened condition. Due to my absences, I managed to lose two jobs during this time and lost the home we had finally settled in. I had made every attempt with the school district to put him back in school again and he had a relapse. Friends have tried to help but this was an ongoing medical condition for him so that he could recover. It is my hope that all of my hard work will benefit others in sharing their similar situations. This is overwhelming now since Maggie has become ill when I know just living from paycheck to paycheck is the way of my life already without all the medical attention that will be necessary for Maggie. I had to move back in with a relative after losing my home.
In April, 2015, Maggie and I moved into an apartment and now, after only two months, this is going to be one hardship that one never counts on so soon after one big hurdle. I do not wish to move back in with another relative and again, it is quite obvious now that I must seek assistance with these medical bills continuing to be received regarding Maggie’s unknown diagnosis right now. The pediatric gastroenterologist has given us three possible diagnosis and will make a better determination on June 22. There is a presence of sudden urgency to go to sources and tell my story of how this led up to this point. I have managed to keep this job through Maggie’s illness because of the school being so positive and encouraging in allowing her to work from home. In this appeal for assistance, it is my desire to remain on my own and be there for my children, remaining independent with my job. In all of this upheaval, I am trying to manage to keep us together. I never take my focus away from knowing my faith will get me though these overwhelming and insurmountable feelings I have right now."
Thank you for taking the time to read my story,
Carol Ann Hall
Carol Ann Hall
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