Daniel update

We have had Daniel for 38 days, and he's been sick 36 of those days.

After 26 days of diarrhea, we took Daniel off gluten. He was already soy, egg, and dairy-free due to his previously known allergies, so taking him off gluten seemed overwhelming.

We had no idea what we were doing, but with the help of two precious ladies, we were able to get the information and food we needed to begin his new diet immediately.

After 72-hours of being soy, egg, dairy, and gluten-free, Daniel was well for two days--finding relief from his diarrhea.

Then, the diarrhea started again, but just once a day. I thought perhaps it was due to stress--as one of those days he joined his siblings at the dentist for his first visit--or perhaps due to finding and eating crumbs of food around the house (though I made it my ambition to keep all food at the table and to vacuum and sweep continually).

Then Friday afternoon, things got worse. His diarrhea became more frequent, and he seemed sick. He had a horrible weekend, and then Monday morning spiked a fever.

Off we went to the doctor again, and though his first round of testing for parasites came out negative, the doctor decided to retest him. In addition, he will be tested for Celiac disease.

Daniel was transferred to a GI specialist and an allergist. He will be going through a lot more testing beginning tomorrow.

There has been a lot of crying. We know little guy is not well. We hope to find relief for him soon. ♥

If you think of him, please pray for the doctors to have wisdom, and that the tests go smoothly with accurate results. THANKS!