Wednesday, November 2, 2005

One more round...

Well, hello again--it's Ryan. Amy is staying at her mothers house, and doesn't have an internet connection, so here I am. It's late, and I can hardly see straight, but I'll do my best to keep it readable. She wanted me to update you all on the latest, hoping for your prayers, as Mallory and Dawson will both be receiving shunts in the morning.
Doctor Walker, the brain surgeon, has been watching the babies for the last month or so. Although they have made marked progress, their ventricles are still swollen, and they still have to tap both babies heads every once in a while. If things continue this way much longer, there will most likely be permanent damage causing developmental problems. Doctor Walker feels at this point that the best thing to do would be to put shunts in both of the babies, and eveything will be fixed, gauranteeing no developmental problems from the swollen ventricles.
Of course Amy was dead set against this, and I didn't make it any easier on her, as I'm working in St. Louis for the week. I guess if anyone has to handle something like this alone, Amy is the one that can do it. She is suddenly more comfortable with the babies being at Primary Childrens than she ever has been, and Doctor Walker said he really felt that this was what we should do, so we're onboard with the whole thing.
Primary Childrens has said that they will most likely be able to send both babies home together a week or so after the surgery, so we look forward to that. Well, I beleive that's about it. The babies have both recieved blessings(Thanks Dad and Jared), and we're sure that all will go well. One of us will post with update info tomorrow about how it all went. Until then, thanks everybody for your love, support, and prayers.

Ryan

2 comments:

Anonymous said...

If anyone can handle this its Amy. Shes the toughest cookie i know.
I'll keep the babies and you guyz in my prayers.
everything is going to be alrite. i just know it.
Keep smiling.
Love alwayz
Kellsy Kaye

Anonymous said...

You know, maybe the delay wasn't so that the babies wouldn't get shunts, but so that you all could have more information and feel more comfotable with the decision. Before, it felt rushed. I'm sure that this will be a blessing to them!

And if they take longer than a week to get home, just tell everyone at the hospital: "That's not okay with Courtney, she says 'no.'"

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