We had a great Christmas holiday here with family! God's grace was truly sufficient to be able to allow Kami the strength to be able to enjoy Christmas, our traditions, family gatherings, and even the opportunity to sing with her kids (the first time in over a year!). It was good to see her laughing more than crying (due to the pain) for Christmas!
But this past weekend, it seems that the "mystery" illness is spreading and back in full force. Kami's pain has intensified to the point that I almost took her to the ER one evening. This was after an appointment with her doctor here in Ft. Myers. Her doctor is still baffled and ordered a new round of blood tests and CT scan for this week. They are expressly checking for chickungunya disease with the blood tests. There is a breakout of this mosquito-born disease in the islands where we were. The CT scan will be to verify that the nodules in her lungs are not growing, to check for any tumors/growths in her chest and to verify that there is no deterioration of any bones in her chest, which would be a sign of an active TB bon-infection. A bone infection would still mean that she is non-contagious but that the TB is destroying her bones, is very painful, and can be treated with two additional long-term antibiotics.
We appreciate your continued prayers for Kami. We are hoping to get some answers....and to get her out of constant pain.
