after, two months of yuck, we returned to the doctor today. (hopefully, our last visit for awhile). one of the original diagnoses katie received was scabies. yes, you heard me right. scabies is a lot like lice. whole body rash, incessant itching, oozing pain, almost impossible to sleep, highly contagious, and just gives you the creepy crawlies. after, literally exhausting myself by cleaning, washing, bleaching, scalding, etc..etc.. katie was not getting better, and after 8 weeks, no one else showed signs of the highly contagious condition. which, was a really good thing, but a little frustrating. if it was so highly contagious why was no one else getting it? after treating katie with medicine, and all my home remedies for scabies, i was actually only irritating what she really had...ready? a skin allergen and infected eczema. i know, i know, so lame. but a very easy fix. it doesn't require borax, tea tree oil, coconut oil, hydrogen peroxide, pesticides, bleaching the mattresses, changing her lines twice a day, rubbing her down in vaseline, or any other ointments. HOORAY!! HOORAY!! HOORAY!! i don't think i'll do laundry for a month :) she isn't better yet, but we are on the road for sure. and i am confident that having a less psychotic mom will be very helpful :)!!
again, thanks for caring. thanks for praying. thanks for your advice. and thanks for reading.
on a side note. i am rereading a wonderful book called, "the healing path" by dan allender. it is such a real book, about real pain, real hurt, real betrayal, and how to learn to see God in the middle of it! here is something i read last night,
"God promises us redemption, but His sacred path leads us away from safety, predictability, and comfort. Any attempt to fly over the dangerous terrain or make a detour to safer ground is doomed because it will not take us to God. Instead, it leads to a host of other idols that can't provide us with the confidence of faith, the dynamic of hope, or the passion of love we so deeply crave."
even over the past few months of MINOR skin complications in my daughter's life, i wanted to fly over the uncomfortable and fix it. google was my personal idol that i turned too, and i did not find what i was looking for there :) God brought me to the end of myself after about 50 loads of borax laundry and said, "BE STILL!!"
amazing how many times i have to learn this same lesson. maybe this time it will stick a little bit longer.
here's to a less itchy day,
~s
in honor of our little trooper!
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