Update on Selah's Health

For those of you who don't know, while in the Outer Banks Selah developed a small bull's-eye mark on her arm, and then two more on her leg and stomach. It was a very distinct bull's-eye just like the ones you look for after a tick bite when someone possibly contracts Lyme's Disease.

We immediately took her to the doctor and he informed us that there is not a very high incidence of Lyme's in the southern states. However, the marks were indicitive of a tick bite and, unfortunately, what they do have is an extermely high incidence of Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever. North Carolina actually has the highest rate in the nation of RMSF cases.

They don't know for sure if she has it or not, but because the disease can be so serious, even fatal, they immediately start antibiotics just in case. They didn't even do a blood test informing us that by the time the results came back the antibiotics course would almost be done and they start it either way to catch it as early as possible just in case she is infected.

Many have prayed and Lisa sent out an update letting everyone know that Selah hasn't had any negative reaction to the medication (a possibility they had warned us about) and that we haven't seen any of the tell tale signs we were to look for, either a rash on her hands or an extremely high fever. So far so good.

Please continue to pray that she doesn't have RMSF or that if she does that the Lord will heal her. We're going to take her to our pediatrician when we return home but so far, praise God, she is doing fine. No problems with medication, no sign of the disease, and no change in her countenance or energy level.

Thanks everyone for your kind words, emails, and most of all for your continued and faithful prayers.