Bumps in the road to recovery

A quick Ethan update at the end of the day. It's been a long week for all of us. Debbie has made tremendous progress and we have been very encouraged but today has been a more difficult day. First, Debbie will have a permanent shunt implanted on Monday. She continues to have an accumulation of fluid between her scalp and skull and the doctor feels its best to install an internal shunt to route excess fluid from the brain. This should be done Monday and will be about a 45 minute procedure. Debbie and Dick are discouraged by this but if it controls the pressure, then in the long run this should speed her recovery along and keep her ICP in a safe range.

The second concern is the discovery of several blood clots in both of Debbie's legs, more in the left than right. The doctors are keeping a close eye on this considering the genetic susceptibility that she has to developing clots. Amy is staying with her mother tonight and is very nervous about the clots. I told her this is exactly where she needs to be to monitor this and if any complication arises, they will be able to detect and treat it immediately.

Please pray for peace and rest for our family. Obviously this has taken a greater toll on Debbie than us, but the entire family is stressed, tired, and yearning for some normalcy.  We appreciate all that has been done for us and ask that you continue to pray for Debbie's speedy recovery.