Ultrasound on the mish.

You betcha I got an ultrasound on my mish.
... not that kind.
haha..

So These last 8 weeks, I have been quite ill to say the least. They discovered a very large amount of bacteria in my body, and found out that my kidneys are bleeding.
so fun, right?
Turns out.. that mice poop is the cause of it..
...stop laughing.

On Tuesday, we were sitting in district meeting- and I felt this CRAZY sharp pain in my chest. I turned to banks and said "this isn't right, this doesn't feel right".. so we went into the bathroom and I started sweating and things got blurry- I laid down... ha
We called the members that we live with (cuz he's a doctor) and he said that he would be home in about an hour if we could last that long.. so in came our district leader-and zone leaders. they immediately said "let's give her a blessing" sooo cool!! After the blessing, we went back home and waited for Bro Jarstad to arrive. He came upstairs and checked my vitals.. my heart rate was super low and I had a temp of 102. He knew that it was cuz of my kidneys and that the bacteria must still be in them, and that it may have started spreading around.
So he called in a few prescriptions and gave me another blessing. That night- I slept like a baby thanks to all the modern day medicines (haha)
I woke up- went to the hosp and had blood drawn and all that. Then they gave me an IV full of some antibiotic- well that IV made me suuuuuper loopy and quite tired.
Banks and I spent the next 3 days at home- watching movies that were put out by the church (I now have the movies: Legacy, The Testaments, and all of the D&C videos memorized) nooo joke.
On friday- I went to a specialist and she did an ultrasound of my kidneys. They are inflamed and pushing on my other organs (that's why I had a pain in my chest) They are also still bleeding. She put me on ANOTHER antibiotic and said that I should start feeling better soon.
It's been like 3 days, and I am starting to improve. There is still a lot of pain- but through blessings and prayers, I have been able to bear it throughout the day.
She also said that my body has been so full of bacteria for the past 8 weeks, that it has affected my digestive system- so she feels that my case of celiacs may go away if they can kill the bacteria. but she said I have to keep being Gluten Free until that happens- dang it! haha

Then- friday night we went over to the Parrets house and we had a great lesson with them and even asked michael to commit to baptism- he wouldn't, but he said he would think about it.
Saturday- we went over there at night and the mother had "a few too many drinks" and it was a wreck. A complete wreck. it was so devestating seeing this in the family. It was heartbreaking to see the kids witness their mom like that. I started to cry and Michael asked why- I told him that I loved his family so much, and that I just wanted the best for them.. and clearly the mom didn't understand that.

Sunday- we woke up, gathered all our crazy investigators and headed to church. The parett family came, and the mother seemed fine. she apologized and said it would never happen again. Sister Lopez (1st counselor in Relief Society) made us easter baskets! so fun!!! they were full of cool games and treats. THEN we went over to the Cahans (the RS pres) and she had us over for their Easter Dinner- I have pics- she also bought us a shirt and waterbottle from BYU-I ... It hurts me to say, but I did wear the shirt. eeeeeek!!!! UofU is still the best. no worries.
THEN we went and ate another late dinner at the Flores home. it was delicious. THEN we went over to the parrett home and they surprised us with Easter Baskets PACKED full of candy! it was great!!!
we then had a lesson and I literally told Michael that it is his duty to become a worthy priesthood holder, and that is only capable through baptism. I told him that he needed to be baptized, he needed to give up his softball playing on sunday, and get baptized. It was kinda scary how blunt I was- But I love that family a lot, and so it's not rude to be bold, cuz i love them. haha
later that evening we got a text...

...michael is going to be baptized.

:)

Best. Easter. Gift. EVER.

I love you all- I appreciate all the prayers that have gone out in my behalf, I feel them- they give me the support and courage that I need every day.

love you!
-ames