Our God in Whom we Trust

It was on the last Thursday of June 2013 that Dr C phoned from Bristol to tell us the results of Leah’s gene sequencing. They had just discovered that her myelodysplasia and monosomy 7 had been caused by a GATA2 genetic mutation. This was not good news for several reasons. I have discussed this in detail in my blog post Gata2 Genetic Mutation
This genetic defect worsened her prognosis. The bone marrow transplant could eradicate Leah’s myelodysplasia, but no medical treatment could ‘fix’ the defect in her DNA. The long term implications of this weren’t entirely clear though as GATA2 mutations are a fairly recent discovery and research is ongoing.
The following day our lovely Belfast consultant phoned me. In his gentle Armagh accent he asked me how we were coping with this latest turn of events – I told him two things. I said that firstly we had the utmost confidence in the skill and dedication of both himself and our Bristol consultant and therefore we knew that Leah was in good hands. Secondly I told him that our God in whom we trusted would give us the strength to deal with whatever lay before us.
Prophetic words indeed………