October 13, 2020 at 5:10 p.m.

Loved ones can offer perspective

As I See It

By Diana Dolecki-

Grandson Jacob had his follow-up MRI this past week. Last summer Jacob was diagnosed with Crooke’s Cell Adenoma, which is an abnormal growth on his pituitary gland. This is an extremely rare condition that can cause a whole host of problems, most of which can be managed with various medications. His doctors had to study the available literature before they could treat him.

They believe they were able to remove the entire growth. The doctors have him come in on a regular basis, just to make sure the problem doesn’t return.

Jacob has been complaining of migraines and severe backaches for a couple of months. He is also extremely tired. His parents were afraid the growth had returned. Their one ray of hope was that although Jacob was too tired to do any number of things, he was never too tired to go fishing.

His mom, Beth, took him to his regular doctor’s appointment last week. When the doc asked about his backaches and headaches, he said he was fine. His reasoning was that he didn’t have any pain at that particular moment. Beth gave him the evil eye and told the doctor what was happening. The doctor set up an MRI that was a little more thorough than the one that was originally planned.

The results are that Jacob is correct. He is fine. We all breathed a sigh of relief. His aches and pains will have to remain untreated for now.

Last year when he was in the hospital getting the growth removed he said, “I didn’t know so many people loved me.”

That was what I was thinking about with this last MRI.

“I didn’t know so many people loved me.”

None of us truly knows how many people love us. I decided to put together a list of people who love our grandson. The list spanned the entire country from the state of Washington to Maryland; from Ohio and Indiana to Texas. I counted 11 states where people were praying for a little boy they had never met.

Washington, Iowa, Virginia, Maryland, Arizona, Colorado, Ohio, Indiana, Louisiana, Florida and, of course, Texas, all have people who love this boy. These are just people I know. There are probably just as many people in other states who are acquainted with the Texas side of the family who have also sent healing thoughts to Jacob.

This pandemic has caused a great deal of stress for many, if not most of us. As a result, there is a pervasive uneasiness that has settled over the land like a damp fog that refuses to dissipate. We don’t know what or who to believe. It is a collective loss of innocence.

Yet, despite our fears, life goes on. We hear about a young boy who is in need of some good news and we say a quick prayer that he will be alright. Hundreds, if not thousands of prayers like this get sent every day. When we find out that our prayers have been answered, we send up a quick thank you to the powers that be.

When it feels like the world is going to Hades in a handbasket, take a moment to think about how many people love you and how many you love. It won’t change whatever is upsetting you but it might give you a little perspective.
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