Two cold and unhappy bears found lounging in the snow . . . Hudson and William
Shannon with Will and Hatch with Hudson
An Update on Will:
We took Will to the doctor today (Tuesday) for a follow-up visit with the pediatric opthomologist. We all agree that his hemangioma is growing, although not quite as rapidly as before (so that is good). We are scheduling an appointment with another doctor for a second opinion about Will's hemangioma. After this, we will decide if we will move forward with a steriod injection procedure. If we do this, it is likely that we will do it in the next few weeks, but we will not schedule anything until after we have the second opinion. Will will have to be put under anesthesia and put on a breathing tube for the procedure (which will be outpatient at St. Marys). Fortunately, the procedure is short and quick . . . he will only be "under" for about 5 minutes. The benefits of this procedure do outweigh the risks, although there is a small chance it may not work at all. Our goal with the procedure is NOT for the hemangioma to disappear, but to reduce the size of it to a point where we are no longer concerned with it restricting the vision and development in Will's eye. Then we will let "nature take its course" and let it go down on its own over time. We will keep you posted on things, but in the meantime, please pray for Jesus to reduce the size of the hemangioma and heal Will's eye; for wisdom and guidance for the doctors and for Hatch and me as well.
Please also keep praying for our friends, Mary Elizabeth and Meade Stone. Their son, John, is still having seizures and not responding to medication. We join them in praying for complete healing for John. Please pray for endurance and strength for the Stones. Here is the latest update from them.
1 comment:
"Lounging" ... haha. They are SO unbelievably cute!!
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