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Prayer Request for Freeper's Son
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Posted on 01/26/2004 12:05:16 PM PST by 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.


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To: kimmie7; Ragtime Cowgirl; ntnychik; MeekOneGOP; autoresponder; onyx; TEXOKIE; WKB; Quix; ...
Your son, and your family will be in my prayers.


281 posted on 03/12/2004 8:01:19 PM PST by potlatch ( Medals do not make a man. Morals do.)
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To: kimmie7
prayer bump!
282 posted on 03/12/2004 8:22:42 PM PST by Constantine XIII
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To: kimmie7; potlatch
What a precious little boy. I'll be praying for him, and your entire family.

Thanks for the ping, potlatch.
283 posted on 03/12/2004 8:30:46 PM PST by dixiechick2000 (President Bush is a mensch in cowboy boots.)
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To: dixiechick2000; kimmie7
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.

284 posted on 03/12/2004 8:35:35 PM PST by potlatch ( Medals do not make a man. Morals do.)
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To: Ragtime Cowgirl
Praying now.
285 posted on 03/12/2004 8:57:00 PM PST by dalebert
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To: kimmie7
Prayers for your darling boy. More prayers for you and your family. God bless you all.
286 posted on 03/12/2004 9:32:31 PM PST by ntnychik
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To: kimmie7
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.
287 posted on 03/12/2004 9:36:47 PM PST by Libertina
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To: Chesterbelloc; All
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! ;-)
288 posted on 03/12/2004 9:48:20 PM PST by kimmie7 (Headed to Boston next week...I think I'll put my "W" button back on my purse. < grin > Pray 4 Jacob!)
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To: potlatch
Thank you so very much for praying for our troops!

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


289 posted on 03/12/2004 11:01:17 PM PST by Happy2BMe (U.S.A. - - United We Stand - - Divided We Fall - - Support Our Troops - - Vote BUSH)
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To: kimmie7
Prayers sent for your precious son and you. May God bless, comfort and heal him.
290 posted on 03/12/2004 11:25:15 PM PST by ClancyJ (It's just not safe to vote Democratic.)
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To: kimmie7
love
291 posted on 03/13/2004 3:05:54 AM PST by PGalt
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To: kimmie7
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.

292 posted on 03/13/2004 6:46:55 AM PST by xJones
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To: kimmie7
Prayers being sent for Jacob's complete healing. And for you too, kimmie, that you find comfort in God.

BTW, Jacob is absolutely darling.
293 posted on 03/13/2004 7:05:08 AM PST by baseballmom
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To: kimmie7
Prayer sent.
294 posted on 03/13/2004 9:24:14 AM PST by talleyman ("Let not your heart be troubled...")
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To: kimmie7
Prayer bump
295 posted on 03/13/2004 9:26:31 AM PST by My Favorite Headache (Rush 30th Anniversary Tour Tickets On Sale Now!)
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To: potlatch
God bless this little boy and his family! Prayers up.
296 posted on 03/13/2004 9:43:55 AM PST by TEXOKIE (Hold fast what thou hast received!)
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To: kimmie7
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.

297 posted on 03/13/2004 9:59:13 AM PST by happygrl (Security Mom)
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To: kimmie7
Prayer BUMP!
298 posted on 03/13/2004 10:00:56 AM PST by Magnolia
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To: kimmie7
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.

299 posted on 03/13/2004 10:08:31 AM PST by Myrddin
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To: kimmie7
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.

300 posted on 03/13/2004 10:10:38 AM PST by Slip18
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