Update on Benjamin

I apologize for the lateness of this news regarding Benjamin and his medical testing. Things continue to be crazy here at our house!

Thank you so much for your prayers for Benjamin over the past couple of weeks. We heard from the doctor and the report was mostly good. Praise the Lord! Basically, the celiac test was negative and his thyroid levels are barely outside the range of normal (but not a big concern to the doctor). They will retest him in a year, though, because one of his hormone levels was too low and sometimes that can cause a "false negative" for the celiac test. The doctor essentially said that is only precautionary, though. He doesn't think he has celiac. As far as the nutritional concerns go, all his blood levels checked out just fine! So the bottom line is: we just need to continue to focus on getting him to eat a diet packed with (healthy) calories to gain weight, but there are no greater concerns.

Thanks again for your prayers and the concern so many of you have expressed. We appreciate your love and support.