Monday afternoon, 4/22/2019, Elder Rose began to feel sick to his stomach, and he began to think that he had caught the stomach flu that his companion, Elder Craner had dealt with all last week. As the night continued, he felt worse and worse. It is my understanding, as his mom, that he called the mission nurse Tuesday morning and expressed that he was very sick. She, at first dismissed the worry, and told him that he and his companion had shared the bug. But, she told me later, that she had another thought, so she called The Church of Jesus Christ's of Latter-Day Saints Mission Medical Team in Salt Lake City. Between her feeling and what they had discussed on the phone, she talked to our Elder Rose again, and after having him do some tests while she was on the phone with him, she sent him to the E.R. around 3pm, Texas time. They originally weren't sure what was going on, because his white count was perfectly normal.
After doing a CT scan, they discovered that his appendix was the source of the problem, and the appendix needed to be removed! So, Elder Rose called home around 6pm, Idaho time, after he got the ok from President Hales to call. Elder Rose's dad was on the phone with the mission nurse at the very same time. We were told that he would be having surgery because of appendicitis, and that we would be updated as soon as things were complete. What a nerve rattling phone call!
Many tender mercies occurred throughout the evening: Elder Craner keep me (Mom) in the loop with lots of pictures and texts. Sister Bergeson also was updating Dad. Then, a Brother from Elder Rose's ward in Abilene just happened to be his anesthesiologist, and he sent me (Mom) a text while they were in the operating room, and then he called me while Elder Rose was in the recovery room too! What a blessing!! I couldn't thank him enough, and I sure don't remember the whole conversation, but I do recall him telling me that Elder Rose was doing very well, and that the surgery was quick. I thanked him over and over, and he said, "That is what we do. We take care of each other."
Lots of tender mercies... The Lord is aware of us, individually, and wants to bless us. And it is through others that He does this. I believe this with all of my heart.
Dad and Mom, Ta'Lee and Ryan and Stockton all gathered together that evening, and after hearing the news that the surgery went well, we knelt in prayer as a family and gave thanks to our Loving Heavenly Father for the many blessings He has given to our family, and to our dear Elder Rose.
The last picture is from Saturday, 4/27/2019, and Elder Rose felt good enough to attend the ward party that was planned for Saturday evening, and the Abilene ward's Bishop's wife sent this picture to us through text to let us know that he was feeling better and looking better too. I'm sure that this has been a very long week for him, and I know that he was telling Sister Bergeson that he was feeling quite stir crazy. So, I am certain that getting out and about to do the missionary work that our Elder Rose has been loving to do was a breath of fresh air for him.
I'm so grateful to those that have kept us, as Elder Rose's parents and family, in the loop of his improvement. We can't thank those around him enough for all that they have been doing to love and care for our son. Many loved ones that we have never met.......
BUT are angels on earth.
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