Something Doctors Can't Explain!

2 years ago (almost to the day) I was diagnosed with multiple cavernous angiomas in my brain. Gracie was 6 months old when I started having numbness on one side of my body and frequent migraines. So, after an MRI they saw that I had these angiomas in my brain. You can read more about angiomas of the brain HERE It is a rare disease, and even more rare to be inside the brain, so we spent a lot of time going to different doctors and specialists to try and learn more. We were told that we would not be able to have any more biological kids because there would be a high risk of stroke or seizures, and the baby would be at high risk of severe mental retardation or having strokes in utero. Needless to say, we were feeling beyond BLESSED for our healthy miracle Gracie.

Last month it was time for my next MRI. They told me in June 2008 that I should get bi-yearly MRI's because angiomas do grow as you get older and it is good to stay on top of them in case any get too big to the point that they are dangerous. One week later we got a call from the Genetic Counselor who we've been working with, and he told me the MRI looked great. Not only that, but there were NO angiomas! What! I couldn't believe what he was saying. This was about 2 weeks ago, and he told me to bring in my old MRI scan so they could compare the 2 and make sure it was the same person and one of the MRI's didn't get switched.

Today I got the call we had been waiting for. The Head of Radiology and Genetic Counselor compared the 2 MRI scans from 2009 and the one last month, and determined that it was my brain in both scans. The one from 2 years ago clearly shows angiomas in the brain, and the one they just did shows nothing! Not a single angioma! (I had 4!) He made it clear that these things DO NOT disappear. He said I am a medical mystery and he had no way to explain it. I told him I knew what it was, it was God. He just chuckled ;) Today we are feeling blessed. I can't help but question why God chose to heal me, when there are so many people suffering and much sicker. But I can't question Him, He has a plan. I can't believe how much I worried, and look! He held me in His arms and took care of everything.

So the next step is I go back in 8 months (next February) and they will do an MRI and MRA. If everything comes back clear again, I can go on with my life and never look back! I love how God can just stump us sometimes. The human side of me wants a "medical" answer of how this happened. But I know it is a miracle only God could have done :) Today we are feeling blessed and overjoyed about what this means for us and our family. If things come back clear in February, we will be able to have biological children, and we won't have to worry about Gracie because another clear scan would mean I don't carry the gene! Sorry this is so long, but I just wanted to share our miracle on this beautiful Tuesday!