April 30, 2014 -- God Performs Surgery!!!

After a really long hard day yesterday, we are filled with hope that our Hope is on the mend!!! . . .

April 28, 2014 -- Tests Begin and Possible Infection Source???

Well, it's Monday and with all the regular doctors back, both neuro-surgery and infectious disease, more things are happening. . .

April 27, 2014 -- Where, oh where are you, infection?

Hello dear praying friends and family!  Just a quick update tonight as not much hugely new to tell you. . .

April 26, 2014 -- Furious Fevers and Vicious Vertigo

Hello dear praying friends and family!  Here is another update on the past several hours. . .

April 26, 2014 -- Decisions and Waiting. . .

Hello dear prayer warriors!  An update from this morning. . .

April 25, 2014 -- Room #15

Hello dear praying friends and family!  Hope is settled onto the unit now in hospital.  She is in the 15th room that she has stayed in at this children's hospital.  We kept lots of different number tallies for fun to help lighten the mood of the many room moves and trips to/from ICU 2 years ago.

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April 25, 2014 -- Please Pray!!! In the ER!!!

Hello all!  Just have an urgent request for prayer as Hope developed a sudden serious infection today.  These are the text updates sent to family so far. . .

April 18, 2014 -- We're Home!!!

We are home from the hospital!!!  So thankful to be home!

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We Slept! Post op Day 2

Hello all!  Finally getting chance to send another update.  We've had a busy morning, but a much better one than yesterday's for sure!

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Crisis Morning but Better Now

Hello dear prayer warriors!  It has been an eventful day and I'm finally getting a quick few minutes to send you updates for prayer needs. . .

Middle of the Night Issues

Hello dear praying friends and family!  Hope asked me to please post this on her blog and ask people to pray.  I cannot say how it blesses this tired mama's heart to hear my daughter ask me to do that. . . she knows where her hope lies. . . in the God who is hearing every single word uttered on her behalf and always at work, and her knowledge that so many people love her so much to be praying for her throughout this journey.  Thank you just doesn't quite cut it for the thanks I have in my heart to the Lord for each and every one of you, dear ones!!!

Here is a list of things going on and how you can be praying. . .

Out of Surgery/Recovery and Settled into her Room on the Unit!!!

Hope took a while to wake up in recovery, but she is currently settled into her room on the unit now!  Surgery went well and the "hockey puck" is gone, along with all the catheter tubing that went with it!  : )  Yeah!!!

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Pre-op Wait and Into Surgery

Hello dear praying friends and family!  Here is an update on Hope's pre-op wait and time up until going into surgery. . .

April 15th, 2014 -- Baclofen Pump Removal Surgery Today!!!

Hello dear prayer warriors!  We would love to have your prayers covering Hope today as she has the surgery to remove her Baclofen pump!  Her surgery is slated for about 12:30 pm today.  We'll arrive at the hospital and get admitted around 10:45 am.  Then Hope will need to have some pre-op blood work drawn. . .

April 13, 2014 -- Update on Hope in School

. . . and now for an update on how Hope is doing in school!!!  It has been amazing watching how far God has brought Hope since school started!  We literally had no idea that she was going to take off like she did!  She has continued to surprise and delight us throughout this first semester.  We just received her first progress report and honestly, it is nothing short of a miracle that she is being able to complete work at par with the other Grade 6 students.  I'll maybe break this update into subjects to start with and then share some general information. . .