We took a trip to . . . the ER!!

About 12:45 this afternoon, Luke had

an episode where his heart was beating

175 beats per minute, according to

Tim's metronome. We took his pulse

and it was also racing . . . So, it was off

to the ER!!!

When we arrived, Luke was much better.

The docs and nurses were determining

just what could have caused such an event

to happen to my young 12 year old boy.

Luke was looking so much better,

his heart calmed down, and we thought

that we were out of the woods. The

nurse requested a urine specimen

from him and asked me to accompany

him to the bathroom. Of course, I faced

the wall the other way . . . I thought that

Luke was teasing me when he told me

that we was dizzy. The moment that I

turned around, he was already heading

backwards and cut his head open on the

toilet. Needless to say, there were

medical personnel EVERYWHERE within

seconds. They were monitoring him

with heart monitors, EKGs, blood pressure,

and pulse machines. IVs were put in and

within a few minutes, he was looking

back to his "old self". Whew!!

Praise the Lord, all of the tests turned

out great!!! The docs knew what was

happening at home and thought that

perhaps our Luke was stressed. Needless

to say, when we finally got him home, we

all cozied on the couch, watched a

flick, and were grateful to have him

back home where he belongs.

We are praying, praying, praying that as

we experience hills and valleys that the

Lord will have His hand upon us and

guide and direct us as to the paths that

we should take. Every day is an adventure

and presents unknown territory. Luke is

only 12, although he looks and acts so

much older. I pray that the Lord will

give all of us the strength and courage

we need in order to cope with all that

we have in front of us at the moment.