A Rough Night for Mary

Yesterday, Marian was fine and then all of a sudden while we were at church, she became ill. She vomited twice and said her stomach was sick. She also let me know that the arthritis pain had moved over to her left side and was hurting her. She came home and slept most of the afternoon. Then she lay on the couch for the rest of the night, watching tv. Anything she tried to eat made her sick, but she was hungry. She was so frustrated...my poor baby. :(

Last night, she was in a lot of pain. I gave her ibuprofen, but it didn't help. She was sick to her stomach and she was hurting. So she tossed and turned all night long, whimpering and whining. She's missing yet another day of school today.

And this is why I remind people that her arthritis is not the same as what people think of when they think of arthritis. This is an auto-immune disease, not just "typical arthritic joint pain". It attacks her whole body/system. We never know what the day is going to be like, or the nights. We never know where it will hit her or what symptoms she will present with that day.

If you are reading this blog, please join me in praying for her:

Lord,
I pray that she wakes up feeling better and that her pain has subsided. That she isn't nauseous any longer and that she is back to feeling like herself. I pray that her smile will be back and that she will be able to eat and laugh with me, about anything. Please wrap her in your arms, Lord and carry her through. Heal her little body, please.
In Jesus Name I pray,

Amen.

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