Prayer Request for Freeper's Son

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[kimmie7]

I just got the news that my precious son's (age 4) blood tests are back. He has Alpha 1 and the numbers on his liver enzymes are shooting up again.

His alkalines have almost doubles, as have ALT and AST. In short, it's not real good. Our wonderful doctor wants to check again in 3 months, but thinks we'll be headed back to Vandy for more aggressive treatment.

Please pray for his health & healing if it is God's will. Also, please pray for us as we cope. I will most certainly give God the glory and ya'll my heartfelt thanks.

Alpha-1 Antitrypsin Deficiency (AAT Deficiency or Alpha-1) is one of the most common serious hereditary disorders in the world and can result in life-threatening liver disease in children and adults or in lung disease in adults.

I'm going to have a bit of a cry now. He begged to go to Granny's for a few hours and I just couldn't say no.

[potlatch]

Your son, and your family will be in my prayers.

[Constantine XIII]

prayer bump!

[dixiechick2000]

What a precious little boy. I'll be praying for him, and your entire family.

Thanks for the ping, potlatch.

[potlatch]

Thanks for the ping, dixiechick2000, I loved seeing his picture.

Kimmie, he is a beautiful child, the picture will keep him in our thoughts as we pray for him.

[dalebert]

Praying now.

[ntnychik]

Prayers for your darling boy. More prayers for you and your family. God bless you all.

[Libertina]

Your post almost made me weep as well. My prayers going out to you and your son, Kimmie. May the Lord show His compassionate heaing and give comfort.

[kimmie7]

I visited your link. We will certainly pray for your son. He's a cutie too!

Hopefully, they will be able to give us some kind of time frame at Children's. I think I'll feel better just knowing something.

I trust that the Lord is going to heal Jake, I just don't know when and I'm a bit of a control freak, so I'm really stressed right now. I'm going to take my mom's laptop with me to Boston so I can update friends, FRiends, and family ASAP.

Ya'lls prayers mean so much.

PS: We'll be homeschooling as well! ;-)

[Happy2BMe]

Thank you so very much for praying for our troops!

"For the effectual, fervent prayer of a righteous man availeth much.

[ClancyJ]

Prayers sent for your precious son and you. May God bless, comfort and heal him.

[PGalt]

love

[xJones]

My son at birth, btw. 2lbs 3ozs. He's a fighter for sure and God's got special plans for this fella.

He certainly is a fighter, and has come through so much all ready. I pray he comes through this disease with flying colors. And I join with everyone that you and your family be given great strength and peace.

[baseballmom]

Prayers being sent for Jacob's complete healing. And for you too, kimmie, that you find comfort in God.

BTW, Jacob is absolutely darling.

[talleyman]

Prayer sent.

[My Favorite Headache]

Prayer bump

[TEXOKIE]

God bless this little boy and his family! Prayers up.

[happygrl]

Kimmie, your son has my prayers. Every hair on his head is numbered and counted by God. Jesus told us so.

He and you are precious to the Lord, and the out come of all this has already been written.

Let not your heart be troubled, but live in the peace that passes all understanding.

[Magnolia]

Prayer BUMP!

[Myrddin]

HOWEVER a lot of the technology is coming from stem cell research. Especially what I'm hearing about Gene Replacement Therapy.

I was an ardent advocate of Gene Replacement Therapy as well as articial synthesis of deficient proteins when I was an undergraduate student in molecular biology at UCSD in 1975. The technology was very primitive at that point. We had just managed to create the E. coli R1 mutant that allowed growing vats of E. coli with an inserted gene. The first fruits of that effort was mass production of human recombinant insulin. It is much better than the pig insulin that was refined from slaughter house remains.

In 1975, my focus was Lesch-Nyhan disease. It is a protein deficiency caused by lack of a good copy of a specific gene. The absence of the enzyme specified by that protein causes metabolic disorders that result in neurological damage and self destructive behavior. The concept of gene replacement therapy seemed reasonable to me in 1975. It seems odd that 29 years have passed and it is still a good idea that is a work in progress. I hope the research community has something useful to offer your son.

[Slip18]

For some reason, I never saw this thread before.

Prayers out to Jacob (I have a nephew by that name) and you and your family from the Cyber Liberty home.