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posted by Todd & Christy Osterberg @ 10:16 PM
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Saturday, June 24, 2006
Monday, June 12, 2006
June Update
Hi everyone,
We are writing to ask for prayer for Gillian once again. She had an
MRI in San Francisco a few weeks ago that showed she is developing a
syrinx (cyst) at the top of her spinal column. Her neurosurgeon
believes that the syrinx is being caused by the extra fluid in the
ventricles of her brain (hydrocephalus). Because of this, he's
decided that she needs to have the shunt surgery after all. We have
her surgery scheduled next Tuesday (June 20th) at 2 pm. We would love
your prayers for her health between now and then. She just got over a
cold/ear infection, and has now broken out in small patches of hives
two times in the last few weeks. We have no idea why (possibly caused
by a virus or an allergic reaction to latex or ??), but the doctor
didn't know if she'd have clearance to have the surgery if the hives
are still there next week. Please also pray for her on the day of the
surgery, since she won't be able to eat all day (which is really hard
for a one year old).
On to happier news... Gillian is an amazing baby! She had her first
birthday on June 1st (can you believe it?!) and ate almost an entire
flower cake all by herself! She just started "commando crawling" and
is now able to get into a sitting position. She has some sort of
therapy (physical therapy, occupational therapy, sensory motor gym,
etc.) almost every day, which we think has really helped with her
development. On top of all of that, she's really cute too! She's
still a very happy and content baby, although she's starting to
become more vocal about her wants and needs! We had to take her out
of church yesterday because she had decided that the singing time
needed to continue well into our pastor's sermon!
Thank you all so much for your support and prayers. We really
appreciate all of you! We will try to update her blog with pictures
and more updates as we find out more information
(gillianosterberg.blogspot.com).
Love,
Todd, Christy, Jordan, and Gillian
Please pray for:
* Gillian's surgery at 2pm on Tuesday, June 20th
* Strength for her (and us) to deal with not being able to eat the
day of the surgery
* Her health between now and then
* A quick recovery without complications so we can get back home to
Jordan as soon as possible
* Protection from infection along the incision sites (one on her
head, and one on her stomach)
posted by Todd & Christy Osterberg @ 9:56 PM
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