Update on Shelly 12/03/09

Hello to all,

Shelly had been seizure free since 12/12/08 until this past week. She had a bad event that took her to the hospital. She is still recovering from the effects of the seizure and I am not sure the extent of damage cognitively as of yet.

Shelly’s attitude about the surgery is getting better and she is learning to trust in the Father for all things. She still has some fear but she is overcoming it with her sweet spirit.

Her tests have been completed and the doctors have decided that she is a candidate for brain surgery. We will be seeing the neuro-surgeon Dec 17th. They will do another MRI that day as well.

They have decided to do 2 surgeries. Jan 21st we will go to B-ham to see the doc and do pre-admittance blood work, etc. Jan 22nd they will remove a portion of her skull and insert a mesh eeg monitor directly to her brain. They will induce seizures until she has 3. Once the data is collect from the seizures they will map the area of the left frontal lobe that they will remove. They will do the second surgery to remove the mesh and the area of the brain that is causing the seizures. She will come home the day after the second surgery as long as everything goes well. This process will probably take 1 1/2 to 2 weeks.

We continue to covet your prayers.

Pray for the seizures to come quickly and that the doctors will be led by the Holy Spirit.

Pray for Shelly to have peace and that the pain she will experience will be minimal.

Pray for us to continue in our faith walk with G-d and that accommodations will be available for us to stay in B-ham during the time she is in the hospital.

Pray for our finances as we prepare for the stay in B-ham.

Thank you again!
Christie