Authentically Rachel

Ep 5 - Regina and Kaci Caves Part 1

Episode Summary

Join Rachel in a Two-part episode this week! In part 1 Regina Caves details the beginning of discovering her daughter has a rare neurological disorder. She leans on God through all the uncertainty to guide her in making the best choices for her daughter's health. And talks about how God’s providential hand led them to John Hopkins where Dr. Ben Carson performed a rare surgery taking out half of her brain.

Episode Notes

Join Rachel in a Two-part episode this week! In part 1 Regina Caves details the beginning of discovering her daughter has a rare neurological disorder. She leans on God through all the uncertainty to guide her in making the best choices for her daughter’s health. And talks about how God’s providential hand led them to John Hopkins where Dr. Ben Carson performed a rare surgery taking out half of her brain. 

Books mentioned:

• Seizures and Epilepsy in Children: A Guide for Parents by: Professor John M. Freeman, MD, Eileen P.G. Vining, MD
• Gifted Hands: The Ben Carson Story by: Ben Carson, MD

Quotes from this Episode:

• “God just preordains, his providential hand touches everything”
• “The more I read it, the more I was convinced she did not just have a regular seizure disorder”
• “Rasmusen’s Encephalitis is a very rare neurological disorder, it is a seizure disorder, at the time, this is 1993, less than 100 people in the United States had it.”
• “It was like the packman game and packman was eating away at half of her brain”
• “We get a call out of the clear blue from Dr. John Freeman of John Hopkins stating he has heard about Kaci”
• “John Hopkins called stating, “We need to get the word out about Rasmussen’s, we believe your family is a good candidate and we have talked to Dateline, and they would like to follow you”

Bible Verses Mentioned:

• Jeremiah 33:3 (NIV) “Call to me and I will answer you and tell you great and unsearchable things you do not know.”