So far.....so good

Well, we've been home 9 days. That might be a record. Although we still feel like James' condition is "touch-n-go," he's doing fairly well. PLEASE continue to pray that there will be no more shunt revisions.

We will be going to Duke tomorrow to get the stitches out and have another CT to check on the ventricles.



Today, he started physical therapy. It doesn't take much at all to absolutely wipe him out. He exercised on the machines and played on the Wii (balance), but after about 20 minutes he just kept falling asleep on Kelli, our physical therapist. I didn't think an afternoon appointment would go well. Thankfully, we have mostly morning appointments after this.

Please continue to pray for:

James' shunts - no more surgeries
James' tumor - shrinkage
James' condition - complete recovery

I believe with all my heart that the answer for James is prayer. God can do what no one or nothing else can.

NO GROWTH!!!

Because James ended up needing yet another (the third in 6 weeks) shunt revision, the doctors went ahead and did the MRI now, rather than wait until the 25th. This MRI revealed NO GROWTH since the last MRI. PRAISE THE LORD!!!!!!!!!

Now, for how James is doing. Unfortunately, three shunts revisions in 6 weeks which were all preceded by great pressure in his brain has finally taken a toll on James. He is having a lot of trouble recovering from this surgery. Definitely, everyday there is progress, but it is very, very slow.

We are earnestly praying that James will not need any other surgeries for quite a while (ever would be good too). But one thing we're going to do is be proactive with watching his shunts, hoping to catch an problems early.

Praying:
1. Complete recovery.
2. "Happy" shunts.
3. Tumor shrinkage.

Praying for a Miracle

We just got a date for James' next MRI (August 25) and we are asking everyone to pray hard for the next 15 days. We need at least stability, although shrinkage would be great. If the tumor is still growing, then we will most likely have to change treatments. We are asking God to do what the medicine and doctors have not....we are asking for a miracle!!