Yep. Elijah has both and it has been a very difficult start to say the least. I thought he would never stop crying in the first 2 1/2 months. What is a milk protein allergy? A milk protein allergy occurs when the immune system see the milk protein as something the body should fight off. This causes an allergic reaction and our baby had blood, and even intestine sloughing off in the diaper. You can imagine how his stomach felt. Everything was inflamed. The milk has to be broken down to it's most elemental form. If you think of regular formula, the milk protein it has is the size of a chocolate candy bar. The milk protein Elijah has to have is the size of cocoa powder. The cost of the formula is $500 a month. So, you can see we are not only dealing with a sick baby but a budget disaster. We have been blessed with a very helpful pediatrician and he hooked us up with the most wonderful Pharma nutritional rep. She is also a christian, and bent over backwards to get formula for us to get started in the right direction.
We started to pray, not only for Elijah to get better, but also for the insurance to help with the milk. God put the many pieces together for us, and today we found out that they will cover it a month at a time. PRAISE GOD!!!!! Elijah Ryken is a new baby, gaining weight and feeling much better.
Thank you Lord, for your mercy.
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That is AWESOME, Sheri! Will continue praying that God provides more than you all could ask or think! Still praying for that sweet baby!
ReplyDeleteI'll put little Elijah on my prayer list. All three of mine (now 27, 24 and 14) were allergic to milk and needed soy. But your little guy has it much tuffer.
ReplyDeleteJust found your blog and twitter - am a child of God too! :)
I just found this blog today (via Marty's blog).
ReplyDeleteI remember reading in Marty's blog a while back that Elijah was having a rough time, and I've been praying for him-and your whole family, really-every day since then. I hope that the little guy gets better soon.
I'm really glad to hear the good news though! May God continue to bless you, Elijah, and the rest of your family.