Last week was a whirlwind, the Elkhart County Fair happened! Brad’s niece and brother came to visit, and Bryson asked to stay so he could go to the fair a few days. He ended up being home with us for a month.
Monday afternoon, I received a call and an email from our lawyer. DDD wanted to send in a nurse and administrator to meet Bryson and to see how the Omnipod works. I believe God has His hand in the perfect timing of this. I told Susan that Bryson and I were flying home that evening and I was going to be in the Valley for one day and can they meet me on Tuesday. We now have evidence that DDD can move fast if they want! One thing I had to give up for them to come in was to push back our hearing date. I wasn’t worried, Bryson was going to be seen and the facts would prevail.
Our meeting was Tuesday afternoon, DDD sent a district nurse and DDD health Service Administrator. Our agency sent a representative on our behalf. I was a nervous wreak and I was also so grateful that Bryson was going to be seen. Bryson was a total rockstar. They asked him if he could walk me through the pod change as if I had never done it before. He did perfectly. There were 6 adults watching him, three were strangers, and he calmly and confidently talked me through the steps. I could tell the nurse and admin were impressed. My hopes were high! Finally, we saw the truth and a quick decision would be made to get this all resolved.
I flew home on Wednesday and hopped right back into the craziness of fair week. My thoughts were positive, I would hear soon from my lawyer, and I could lay this all down. I emailed our lawyer on Thursday asking her when she thought she would hear something. Her response sent me spiraling downward, she said “don’t expect to hear anything for a few weeks.”
The end is not in sight, we don’t have a new hearing date scheduled. Our lawyer must turn in her new hearing statement on the 18th of August. There is nothing we can do to make them move.
A dear friend reminded me to list what I am grateful for:
I am thankful for God’s hand in the timing of Bryson being seen.
I am thankful that Bryson was happy and ready to go back to his new home in Phoenix.
I am thankful for my village who have prayed, send me encouraging words and listened to me as I have dumped out my frustrations.
I am thankful for my new kitten Leo… yes, he was probably brought home because of my need for a new distraction, but he has produced a lot of laughter in our home.
Give thanks to the Lord and proclaim his greatness. Let the whole world know what he has done. 1 Chronicles 16:8
