Prayers are not always answered immediately. Today was one of those days where a prayer was finally answered, one I had been praying for since July. And I am SO grateful. Back in July, when I had the Epstine Bar Virus (mono), I was told the recovery from mono can take anywhere from a few months, to a year. So as time went on and I was still dizzy and tired all the time, I didn't worry too much. I just tried to keep chugging along, and stay hydrated. This past week Braden and I went to Boise to be with my family for Thanksgiving. My mom has a doctor there that she absolutely loves, and she suggested I get a check-up, just to see how my body was really recovering from the mono (because the doctor I saw here was not all that great). I got an official weigh in, and my weight has been slowly declining. This is pretty common with mono, but it is crazy to see my weight below what it was in high school. My tonsils are still swollen as well. I got a lot of good advice, and I was put on probiotics for the next 3 months to help boost my immune system.The nurse took a blood test to see if anything else could be causing problems, and we got the results back today. Turns out I am severely anemic! Back in July, the doctor tested me for anemia, but he only tested my current iron levels. At the time, they appeared okay. (Probably because I had taken two iron supplements in the previous 24 hours, suspecting I might be anemic. However, with how tired and sick I was, I completely forgot to mention that to the doctor.) Last week, the nurse tested my iron storage. A normal level is between 30-60, and I am only at a 5. Holy cow! So that explains all my dizziness, fatigue, weakness, and nausea! It is truly a miracle I haven't passed out at school. I have to take iron supplements twice a day now, and I am so excited to get my body back on track and feeling better. What a blessing it is to finally have answers! (and to know that I'm not crazy. There were so many days where I felt like I must be insane, because I was seriously dizzy ALL THE TIME. I'm grateful to know I'm not crazy, and it wasn't all in my head.)
Here are a few pictures from the past little while (including a few from summer I just forgot to post...)
At the Hogle Zoo.
Playing with shaving cream for FHE :)
About to break the record for the World's Largest Scavenger Hunt!
ha, I love this picture! The llama was trying to kiss Braden.
Found $20 on the ground. How often does that
happen? We gave it to the missionary fund though,
because I felt guilty keeping it.
Eating our wedding cake one year later!
A Thanksgiving gift for my siblings at home.
Made this wreath for our front door.
Pac-Man and Ghost. Not the best picture of us, but it shows our costumes.
Putting up the Christmas tree. We have had that tree for 15-16 years, and most
of the branches are being held up by fishing line. So setting it up can be quite
the difficult task.
My cute little niece, River.
And her twin sister Sage. She loves to dance!
Sage probably got her dance moves from her Grandpa.
This is a screenshot of a snapchat my sister took, but I
just really like this picture of my family :)
And, we got to meet this sweet family again. Oh, how we love them!
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