Two weeks notice.

Yikes! It has been almost two weeks since my last post, and what a two weeks it was. Chase finished up Kindergarten, we celebrated my Grandmother's and Mother-in-law's birthdays, played at the lake for Memorial Day, and Chris ended up in the hospital with a mystery illness.
I honestly felt like I was in an episode of House or, in our case, Scrubs because we are definitiely a comedy. On Wednesday morning Chris calls and after a casual five minute conversation nonchalantly mentions he is having chest pains, so he is going to the ER. I honestly thought he was joking. I met him at the hospital to find that not only was his chest hurting but the entire left side of his body had a tingling sensation. The ER doctors quickly ruled out heart attack and then stroke, and orderd a CT scan of his brain. This test showed a small spot on the right side which needed to be confirmed by an MRI. The MRI did confirm the spot, at this point it was 9:30 pm and we had been in the ER for 12 hours. Chris was admitted and we were told he would see a Neurologist first thing in the morning.
First thing in the morning turned into 5pm. Needless to say, that was one of the longest days I have passed. The Neurologist told us the spot they saw was a "congenital cyst" and was harmless and not the cause of Chris' problem. That was wonderful news, but we still didn't know what the problem was. This meant another night in the hospital for Chris and more tests in the morning. This was so frustrating for Chris because he basically felt fine other than the tingling.
At last, on Friday afternoon, one of his many blood tests revealed a vitamin B-12 deficiency. According to the doctor, this can cause many strange symptoms that can mirror stroke, MS, or even Alzheimer's disease. In most cases of deficiency, it is because the person is unable to metabolize B-12. The cure is monthly injections, which given all the terrible things it could have been is not bad at all. I think we are going to get a second opinion on the cyst just to be on the safe side. I am so thankful we have access to good medical care and lots of prayer and well wishes from our awesome family and friends.