Anonymous

Dear Anonymous,

I must first say thank you. I love to learn that all kinds of people, from all walks of life, are reading my blog. My little guy, Stanton, is so lucky to have people from all over the world thinking of him and sending good thoughts his way.

You are right about the hard-working professionals at Cincinnati Children's Hospital. I cannot wait to meet them! They have taken so much time with our case. Everyone I’ve spoken with has listened and treated me like a mom – not a number. I’m thrilled to have the opportunity to take Stanton to such a top notch center. I believe that God’s hand was in the midst of me connecting with Cincinnati. I’ve heard from several other families that they’ve had to wait several months before being seen. Once our referral was processed and our medical records faxed, we had an appointment within the month! So many moms have also asked me how I fought to get my insurance to approve our upcoming visit. I haven’t had a “fight.” Information has come to me! For example, while googling “feeding clinics,” a sample insurance company’s policy on out-patient feeding clinics pulled up as number three on the search list. I wasn’t even looking for information on insurance – it just pulled up. I believe that God brought this information to me…which in turn gave me the insight I needed to get our visit pre-approved.

I also believe that God has also positioned people in our lives to help out. When my husband went to college, he was assigned a roommate. They didn’t know each other; had never met. But after living together in the freshman dorm for a year, they became great friends. We could have never known that this very roommate and friend from the past would today work just around the corner from the very children’s hospital we are headed to.

It is because of my faith in my God that I feel I can continue to fight for Stanton’s health. My God sustains me, gives me strength, offers me hope, gives me glimpses of pure love and so perfectly orchestrates things around me – it is more than any human could possibly arrange or fathom. I can’t imagine going through all of this without this kind of hope. The hope that my life matters. Stanton’s struggles have a purpose. It is something bigger than me.

Thank you, Anonymous, for your comment. We are all connected to one another in this world.  I hope that my answer hasn’t offended you in anyway. I only ask that you continue to send healing thoughts to my son.

From my heart to yours,

Ginger

In the Bible, 1 Peter 3:15 says that Christians should “Always be prepared to give an answer to everyone who asks you to give the reason for the hope that you have. But do this with gentleness and respect.”