Happy Valentine's Day

Ethan bringing you another update. I'm guessing I'll pick up more of the updates since Amy has gone back to work. Yesterday, we were made aware of the need of a permanent shunt to be implanted as well as the development of several blood clots in both her legs. The left leg in particular has several large clots from the hip down past the knee. Several doctors were consulted about the clots and it was decided that Debbie will have a procedure around noon. A vascular surgeon will implant what amounts to a net or cage of sorts to catch the clots in her legs. He will enter through her jugular vein and snake his way down to the legs then place the device. Generally,  the surgeon would enter in through the femoral vein (inner thigh/groin area) but since she has clots in the area he will try and disturb the legs as little as possible. This is a short procedure, about 20 minutes, and is pretty common but as we say in health care "Minor surgery is when it's on someone else, major surgery is when it's on me". Debbie is scared and is dreading this and all procedures right now, all the way down to having meds administered. I'm sure she is tired of being a human pin cushion. Please pray for her and the rest of the family. On a side note, be praying for Avery as well as she has a stomach ailment of some sort today. I'll try to update again this afternoon or early evening after the procedure.