Surgery Thursday

We have gone almost 4 straight weeks at home and it's been a lot of fun. But we knew that there was a good chance Hadassah would need surgery again. We knew it could happen at any time and so we tried to enjoy every day at home with Haddie. Today's appointment revealed that Haddie's 4^th ventricle has sealed itself off again. We had thought that Haddie had been acting very sedated. We also noticed that her eyes barely opened and when they did open they were not together. We thought it was probably the seizure medication but today’s CT scan revealed what most likely is causing this.

They will go in on Thursday morning at 8:30am and attach another tube to her current shunt and run it to the 4^th ventricle. That should produce quick results and we will know if it’s the ventricle or the medication that’s causing Haddie to be out of it. Either way it will be good for her.

This surgery is not very invasive and recovery time could be about a day. Hoping that’s the case this time.

Kate will head up tomorrow night and her mom will be with her. I will be staying at home and getting ready for the Belpre Youth Rally.

Please say a prayer for us on Thursday. God is good. We are in good spirits and are hoping this surgery will give us back the wide-eyed, feisty, little girl we knew before this whole shunt issue came around. If not, we are still very blessed to have this sleepy little gal who is still a miracle. (As I wrote that last line she gave me a grunt…guess that means she knows she’s a miracle!)