That I went to the Mayo Clinic and drank from The Fountain of Youth!

"...that the Lord hath made. I will rejoice and be glad in it." Psalm 118:24

This is also the day I became a patient at the Mayo Clinic. This is also the day I drank out of The Fountain of Youth.

I haven't flown in forever. Alexandria airport was a breeze. Atlanta, not so much. We exited our plane and speed walked to our gate because we were cutting it close for time. We shouldn't have rushed. Plane delayed an hour. Not bad. Then we finally boarded the gigantic plane, and here comes a storm. Two hours later, we finally leave the runway. On a wing and a prayer, cause I was doing some serious praying while watching the lightening all around us.

Safely landed in Jacksonville, got our rental car, told guy at rental car place he was crazy if he thought I was paying an additional $26 per day for insurance (on top of the $35 per day) and headed out in the middle of the night. In a rental car. With no insurance. In a strange city. Praying some more. Finally found our hotel! Thank you Jesus!

Tuesday. This is the day of my initial Mayo appointment at 1:15. Woke up at 7:00 am, with either a stomach virus or food poisoning. I'll spare you details. Not pretty. Couldn't leave the bathroom. I was soooo sick! Thank you prayer warriors! With all those prayers, God helped me make my appointment. Paper bag in hand, pale and weak, but I made it!

The Internal Medicine / Rheumatologist was very thorough and nice. He asked lots of questions. He said my case is complicated and rare. Imagine that. However he did say "there is always something we can do!" Thank you Lord. That sounds promising to me! So, he ordered tons of bloodwork and set up appointments with Allergy/Immunology and a Dermatologist that specializes in autoimmune diseases. Oh, and stop all meds until you see all docs. Say what?!? Uh, yeah, I am now covered in hives and bruises from hives. The upside: no one ever sits really close to you :-/
This is the day I had bloodwork only. Well, 23 tubes of blood. Then we headed to St. Augustine! Such an awesome city! Such amazing history! And shopping! We really did visit The Fountain of Youth. Well, when Ponce de Leon landed and named the land Floridia, he knew he had found the fountain of youth because the natives lived to be 70-80 years old. An age completely unheard of back then. Anyway, the water smeed like eggs because of the sulfer content, but I drank it, every drop. Well, I was sadly disappointed!

Today, I didn't recieve the miracle of youth from a fountain, but the miracles I recieved and am about to recieve doesn't come from a fountain. It comes from a higher source! I have complete faith God had led me here for a reason. He is working through these amazing doctors, I know it. I am covered in hives and bruises from hives, but I know all of this is about over. The doctor said he would call me next week with results from this week.

Thank you to everyone who has prayed and continues to pray! I definitely feel your prayers! We serve an amazing God! I can't wait to reveal His next miracle!

"This is the day that the Lord hath made. I will rejoice and be glad in it." Psalm 118:24