Last Monday Stockton was not doing well. He slept most of the day and complained about his tummy hurting. I thought we would end up in the ER again. After he woke up he felt much better. He usually has a few hours of relief during random parts of the day. Tuesday he woke up at 4:30am complaining about his tummy again. He was in pain for a few hours then it went away again. I worked the night shift Tuesday and I broke down to one of my co-workers. We just weren't getting answers and I just couldn't watch him be in pain any longer. That evening I decided to do a 24 hour fast. (No food or drink) I got home later that night and Seth said Stockton stayed asleep. I slept next to Stockton that night and he only woke up to use the bathroom. On Wednesday afternoon he said, "Mom, My tum tum all betta." (My tummy all better) I fasted until later that night praying he would continue to be pain free. I don't want to jinx it but he has not had any abdominal pain since the moment I started fasting. Call it a coincidence, an act of God or whatever you want but he is no longer hurting. He has not complained one time and he tells me everyday that his tum tum feels better. We are still dairy free, however, he had some cheese on Friday night. (We are really trying to be careful.) He has been wonderful and felt good enough to play with friends on Friday and get honored during a high school half time show. We pray daily for this boy and we know a lot of you do too. Thank you! I truly believe in fasting and I hope that this is inspiring. Stockton is such a trooper and I am ever grateful to be his Mommy.
