We hardly know how to begin…there’s a strange part of us that for 5 very long months, we have been waiting some news….good or bad. Marty made a phone call a few days ago to the Genetics department and asked to have someone call back. They had told us that it is very possible that the DNA testing on our 4 living children would be back by the end of May. We had decided that we did not want to wait until we went for the appts. to hear those results. Well, the phone call came Friday. Melanie would have had one “copy” from Marty and one “copy” from Lori. Today they told us that Lauren, Cameron & Jana each have one “copy”. Joelle has no “copy”. There was nothing said about Jana’s polyps. They will have to be screened every so often. The 3 children with the one “copy” are at a higher risk for cancer. It is also very likely that they would be able to pass this gene on to their children. It depends on what their spouse would bring into the equation.
As far as Jana’s polyps, she is very aware that this issue is unresolved. We will hopefully be able to find some answers at the time of our appointments. That part seems very uncertain and a bit unsettling. In a lot of ways, it is a little scary to get our hopes up that everything is looking good. We are certainly overwhelmed and very grateful that our news is much better than what we had feared. After talking to the children, they seemed to be very relieved as well. Lori was telling Jana that the polyp issue was still not taken care of and there may even need to be some surgery….Jana said, “That’s OK! ….they can take it!” Jana especially seemed to have quite a weight lifted from her little mind.
As far as the near future goes…we hope to have a plan and some direction when we go for the appointments. We have been praying for God’s grace & mercy. We feel like He has heard the cry of our hearts. It is so easy to say we trust God when we get what we ask for & feel like life is still in our control…the real test for us has been when life is way out of our control…can I still say God is good….all the time?
Thanks for all the prayers prayed on our behalf. It really means a lot! Love, Lori for all the Miller’s
praying for you all! Such mixed emotions this must bring. Hope you find out about Jana’s polyps soon! Glad to read that no one has what Mel had. Been thinking about you all lately! I’m sure you are missing her alot these days as life goes on without her. Love you all! May you feel God’s presence in a special way today!