November 9 Update on Scott MacIntyre
Dear praying friends and family:
My apologies to those of you who would like to hear an update more often. We've been doing a bit of "tunnel" walking this month, not really able to see the light at the end, but knowing that there will be and end. We still ask for your prayers for healing for Scott and for our family. Our month can be summed up in lots and lots of Dr. appts, both alternative and regular. I won't bore you with details, but 4-6 per week have been about the norm. As many of you may or may not recall, this all started when Scott was the recipient of a Fulbright scholarship in his senior year at ASU in '05. (he also received a Marshall). The Fulbright required blood testing for the chosen awardee, and this is when the "red flag" in Scott's creatinine level showed up. Scott's levels were such that he was able to live, study and perform in England in what he calls one of the most rewarding years of his life, and returned home the end of Aug '06. Since last May 05, we have been seeking a reason why a 19 year old would all of a sudden have such low kidney function. All that has been suggested over these long months of our pursuit of "why" is that it might possibly be a virus that decided to go straight for the kidneys. This apparently has happened in other mysterious kidney cases. We may never know the "why", just as Scott's visual impairment was never defined by the top Ophthalmologists in the U.S. years ago. But through all this frustration, we know that God is with us. Isaiah 43:2. Scott has been wonderfully faithful in changing his diet totally (to try to help sustain kidney function) and when the rest of the family is craving chocolate, Scott is eating a pear. He is such an inspiration to us. This week, he has not been feeling as good, and the blood tests have not shown improvement. We still need lots of prayer, for direction, that the Dr.'s would know the best approach, and most of all for God's healing touch. We have been asked to prepare for a kidney transplant, which means more Dr. appts, blood draws etc, and testing for donors. We have decided to switch to Mayo for care for Scott as well. Due to his not feeling tip-top, Scott has had to not take on performance opportunities. But it has been a blessing that he has had time to stay at home, finishing up his CD project "Somewhere Else" that he started well over a year ago. They were just released yesterday, and that was definitely one the brightest spots in the entire month. Without the distraction of graduate work and travel, he for the first time got to focus on one project. He (and MacIntyre Family Singers) has been asked again to perform for the Kennedy Center/VSA arts next year in Washington DC, 2007, so we again hope for health and pray for strength for our son who loves nothing more than to share his music with anyone who listens. Oh yes, one more detail, Scott has been advised to get his wisdom teeth out asap, (both the alternative Dr. and Mayo Dr. agreed with this seemingly idiotic idea!) so we would ask that you pray Scott through this surgery with us. For a person with full health, wisdom teeth surgery is usually no big deal, but Scott definitely has a different situation, so we certainly would appreciate your prayers. This surgery is tentatively scheduled for next Wed. Nov 15th 2:00pm.
Also, a happy minute this week was receiving the below link to an interesting article on Scott in which the British Ambassador Sir David Manning was interviewed regarding Scott. We had never seen this before a couple days ago.>http://www.britainusa.com/sections/articles_show_nt1.asp?d=0&i=60061&L1=0&L2=0&a=41014
God is our refuge and strength, a very present help in trouble. Ps. 46:1 May God Bless you and yours, and thank you for your prayers.
Carole for Scott MacIntyre and family
My apologies to those of you who would like to hear an update more often. We've been doing a bit of "tunnel" walking this month, not really able to see the light at the end, but knowing that there will be and end. We still ask for your prayers for healing for Scott and for our family. Our month can be summed up in lots and lots of Dr. appts, both alternative and regular. I won't bore you with details, but 4-6 per week have been about the norm. As many of you may or may not recall, this all started when Scott was the recipient of a Fulbright scholarship in his senior year at ASU in '05. (he also received a Marshall). The Fulbright required blood testing for the chosen awardee, and this is when the "red flag" in Scott's creatinine level showed up. Scott's levels were such that he was able to live, study and perform in England in what he calls one of the most rewarding years of his life, and returned home the end of Aug '06. Since last May 05, we have been seeking a reason why a 19 year old would all of a sudden have such low kidney function. All that has been suggested over these long months of our pursuit of "why" is that it might possibly be a virus that decided to go straight for the kidneys. This apparently has happened in other mysterious kidney cases. We may never know the "why", just as Scott's visual impairment was never defined by the top Ophthalmologists in the U.S. years ago. But through all this frustration, we know that God is with us. Isaiah 43:2. Scott has been wonderfully faithful in changing his diet totally (to try to help sustain kidney function) and when the rest of the family is craving chocolate, Scott is eating a pear. He is such an inspiration to us. This week, he has not been feeling as good, and the blood tests have not shown improvement. We still need lots of prayer, for direction, that the Dr.'s would know the best approach, and most of all for God's healing touch. We have been asked to prepare for a kidney transplant, which means more Dr. appts, blood draws etc, and testing for donors. We have decided to switch to Mayo for care for Scott as well. Due to his not feeling tip-top, Scott has had to not take on performance opportunities. But it has been a blessing that he has had time to stay at home, finishing up his CD project "Somewhere Else" that he started well over a year ago. They were just released yesterday, and that was definitely one the brightest spots in the entire month. Without the distraction of graduate work and travel, he for the first time got to focus on one project. He (and MacIntyre Family Singers) has been asked again to perform for the Kennedy Center/VSA arts next year in Washington DC, 2007, so we again hope for health and pray for strength for our son who loves nothing more than to share his music with anyone who listens. Oh yes, one more detail, Scott has been advised to get his wisdom teeth out asap, (both the alternative Dr. and Mayo Dr. agreed with this seemingly idiotic idea!) so we would ask that you pray Scott through this surgery with us. For a person with full health, wisdom teeth surgery is usually no big deal, but Scott definitely has a different situation, so we certainly would appreciate your prayers. This surgery is tentatively scheduled for next Wed. Nov 15th 2:00pm.
Also, a happy minute this week was receiving the below link to an interesting article on Scott in which the British Ambassador Sir David Manning was interviewed regarding Scott. We had never seen this before a couple days ago.>http://www.britainusa.com/sections/articles_show_nt1.asp?d=0&i=60061&L1=0&L2=0&a=41014
God is our refuge and strength, a very present help in trouble. Ps. 46:1 May God Bless you and yours, and thank you for your prayers.
Carole for Scott MacIntyre and family
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