9 Months

Saturday is the official day that marks 9 months of Ethan being off prednisone. I must admit that the more time that goes by without a relapse. The more I am finding myself able to relax, gone are the days where I would test Ethan's urine, sometimes more than once a day. I am finally able to go a few days between testing. Although, I still breathe a sigh of relief every day that I see a yellow stick, instead of green. I don't know if I will ever get to the point that I can fully relax, maybe that will come after a few years. The relapse rate is 90% for Nephrotic Syndrome. So I know that even though Ethan is doing well at this point, he could still relapse. The longest Ethan has made it without a relapse is 14 months. 

One verse that has been coming to mind a lot lately is Lamentations 3:22-23 " Because of the Lord's great love, we are not consumed, for his compassions never fail. They are new every morning, great is your faithfulness." I thought this was a perfect verse for how I am feeling. Even though many times I felt like I was being consumed by Ethan's illness, God was faithful and was always with me.