Appointment Today

We met with Dr. McDougall today, and it looks like they will be doing surgery on Luke in the next few weeks. He really feels like we should take care of it now. Basically what they will do is insert a catheter in a blood vessel in Luke's thigh area and run it to his brain, to the spot where the aneurysm is. He then inserts coils in the spot to sort of block it off. He said, depending on the size, he also may use a stint in the blood vessel. As with any surgery, there are risks, but the benefits outweigh the risks. It is a 4 hour procedure, with an overnight hospital stay if everything goes well, at St. Joe's this time. The thing with aneurysms is they are not common in children. Luke's is a traumatic aneurysm, something that happened as a result of his accident. I will post when I know more info on when the surgery will be.

We had a great Thanksgiving. Luke loved his pumpkin pie, mashed potatoes, and a little of my all time favorite, Mammaw's Coconut Cream Pie:) Luke story of the week is: when we sing, "Head, Shoulders, Knees and Toes," to him, he will point to all of the different parts in the song. He is also getting great at raising his hand and making his OK sign! Thanks for checking the updates, have a great week, and Believe!