Wordless Wednesday

 

Seasons changing

We've been having the usual end of Autumn weather here with reminders that winter is coming.  So far, no big snowfalls in our area and for that I'm thankful.  We've woken to snow on the ground several mornings but it's melts by noon.  Meanwhile, the leaves keep falling!

It's a mix of seasons, snow and brightly colored leaves.

Meanwhile, Bob seems to be fighting a losing battle against the leaves.  He's been raking and blowing leaves almost daily and it seems within a few hours, the yard is covered again.
It's worth it though - we love our trees!

Last weeks events

This is the woods I love to walk in.  We've had rain and wind and most of the leaves have fallen down.  I'm afraid my time of walking here is soon going to be done, because once it snows it'll be too hard to get around in here.  I'm sad to see this season end.

We had some not good excitement last week also.  Alaina was feeling funny and had a rapid pulse so Aaron took her to the Urgent Care. When they checked her, they called an ambulance to take her to the Grand Rapids Children's Hospital.  Laura called me to come asap to be with Ruby.
It was a long night waiting for tests and updates.

When Alaina started feeling better she asked Laura to take a picture and send it so we wouldn't worry.  I thought that was pretty sweet.

Ruby had me take this picture of her with their dog Piper to send back to Alaina.

Around midnight they came back home. She was diagnosed with something called Wolff Parkinson White Syndrome. It's a syndrome you are born with which is caused by an extra electrical pathway in the heart which can cause a rapid heart rate.
She had to see a cardiologist the next day.  Ruby came back to our house to spend the night until after the appointment.

The cardiologist said this can be treated by medication, but often then do an ablation.  Of course, Alaina isn't thrilled by the thought of that. She will have more testing and appointments before they decide what to do.

In the meantime, we are very thankful for answered prayers that she's doing well now and has a diagnosis and treatment plan. Prayers for peace for Alaina and parents, along with direction for the doctor are appreciated!