In Need of More Prayers

Just when you think we've reached our quota of requesting prayers for the year, we ask for yet more. We've been neglecting the blog in our quest for survival, and will likely continue to do so for some time, but I'm breaking our silence to ask for yet more prayers-- this time on Ty's behalf. Yesterday at his appointment we were informed that he either has PKU (Dad please insert link to Wikipedia here) or a variant of it. PKU used to be a sentence to watch your child develop more and more mental retardation, have seizures, and die. Thank goodness nowadays that can be prevented by a strict diet-- no protein, meaning absolutely no dairy products, meats, beans, etc. Even a cob of corn exceeds the daily amount of protein a person with PKU can have. If he has it, Ty would have to switch immediately to a special formula and later in life could only eat certain fruits, vegetables, and small amounts of some grains. Can you imagine a teenaged boy living on fruits, veggies, and rice cakes? It's literally what he'd have to do or face brain damage and seizures.

There's a chance that he could have the variant of PKU which would not cause any problems at all since he will never be pregnant. We are praying that that's the one he has. We can't imagine trying to explain to him why he can never have a piece of birthday cake or ice-cream. We would really appreciate any prayers you can offer on his behalf!