Giving a shot to my son is a daily routine. Once a week, he gets 2 shots. He probably has the most easy going personality out of all my kids. He does not complain when he gets his shots or all the other routines he has undergone for the last nine years. I can't imagine my 5 year old son (R) going through what G... goes through. The last time we took R in for his school shots, he ran to the corner and two nurses and me held him still for the shot. I can't imagine chasing R around the house every night for a shot. So, I am definitely blessed that G has the personality he does.
So, I gave him his double dose of shots tonight, and he started asking questions. He wondered how we are going to know when his kidney doesn't work at all anymore. We find out his kidney function by his blood draws, again, something he has never given us a problem (even as a baby, he wouldn't really cry too much). He was wondering when an older person is getting ready to die, why we can't just give them a new kidney for things to work again. I explained that everyone is given a certain battery. When we use our batteries, they start to run out of energy. Our bodies use up our batteries, and eventually, when it is your time, your battery will run out. G asked why we can't just recharge our batteries. I told him that at this point in time, we just can't. He thought some more and asked me what they are going to do with his kidney when it finally runs out. He wanted to know if they just dispose of it, just like we do with batteries. I explained that even though he gets a new kidney, that his old one will still be there. He wanted to donate his kidney to an older person that may need it, but I had to explain that his kidney wouldn't work in an older person either; just like a battery, even if you put it in a different appliance, it will still only have so much life to it. The appliances may use a little more or a little less, but the battery is still only capable of producing whatever energy it has left in it. He said that he would like a rechargeable battery than....well, maybe one day. I told my 9 year old that 9 years ago, I was giving him a shot with the same type medicine 3 times a week. Today, I only have to give him the shot once a week, and it has the same effect. Who knows what will happen in another 10 years? Maybe they will be able to give his old kidney new life. The possibility is always there.
As quick as he brought up those questions, he changed the subject just as fast. "Do you think we will ever go to another universe?" he asked. "Do you think there is another planet like earth?" "Do you think there are people on other planets smarter than us?" Of course, I realize that anything is possible, and I hope I explained to him what the difference between what is not likely, without destroying the fact that Anything is possible with GOD. 10 years ago, doctors told me that their was basically no possibility for my son's survival after birth. They were wrong. Anything is possible....and everything is possible with GOD.
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