no.more.medicine...

to be honest i never thought this day would come...


camryn lee was taken off all her meds but one this past friday.  and the one that's left...that one for only 4 more weeks to wean her system off of it.


wow.


we knew on tuesday that the doctors were running test, but we hadn't heard from them so we just continued on with life like normal and figured they'd call if any thing needed to change.  


friday afternoon we headed to see brave with auntie dede, riley, peighton, tina, and eisley...it was lots of fun!  as we were leaving tina's house heading to the theater jason called...i picked up and he said dr.m had called.  dr.m called and let jason know that camryn's immune system test was super great!  normal numbers are 600 - 1200, they expected cam's to be somewhere in the 200's due to the immuno suppressant drugs she has been on.  camryn's number 850...well within normal range, which caused the doctors to pull off all her meds.  


i probably don't need to tell you that this is a HUGE step for camryn.  her system is recovering and her immune system is fully recovered.  an amazing step.  one not taken lightly.  camryn has taken various meds daily for over three years...some of the meds were taken every.single.day. for three years.  her system recovered and now it's strong enough to fight on its own.


the body is truly an amazing thing.


as of now camryn is as close as she's ever been to a normal kid...she has longed for that since the beginning of the second journey.  and now, she is thrilled to brush her teeth and go to bed...no more medicine routine or any of that.  she is excited as can be!


the lord has truly blessed camryn this year...sept 2011 - june 2012 have probably been her best.  she has grown and experienced life as she has longed for.  and as her parents we could not ask for more.  she's living.  she's thriving. she's surviving. she's hoping.


but most of all...


she's grateful.  there's a piece of this journey that camryn is beginning to grasp...the piece that not all stories end this way.  the part where death becomes a reality, the part when you don't get to come home...in her 8 year old understanding she is beginning to see that jesus made her better, and in that she is thankful.  her faith in jesus has grown...and honestly, that is an amazing gift.