...from whom all blessings flow...

PRAISE GOD! Camilla is doing GREAT! PRAISE GOD! Who would have ever guessed that this time last week my 'baby angel' was lying in Children's hospital with a blood clot on her brain, not able to do much more than sleep and her doctors were using words like 'urgent', 'serious', and 'in trouble' to describe her situation. Not to mention too, that she was facing a major surgery the following day. Imagine that it hasn't even been a week since removing part of her brain and today, here we are, at home and she has been riding the golf cart, riding in her wagon, coloring with sidewalk chalk and even went to a resturant to eat Mexican food (one of her favs)yesterday. I will try to video her tomorrow and post some of the different things she is keeping herself busy with these days but it is absolutely AMAZING! God continues to have his hand on Camilla and so far we have seen no seizures, an amazing calm and lots of smiles. She is loving wearing hats but feels of her head often and then looks at me to say 'WHERE IS MY HAIR?' Camilla's appetite has returned fully (another praise) and she is no longer on ANY pain meds (even Tylenol or Motrin) just her regular assortment of anti seizure meds (which FYI she would have to be seizure free for at least one year before they would consider weaning some of those). Right now the only real daily challenge (besides healing and resting in general)is that we have to clean her incision twice a day with soap and water and considering the problems we had with scabbing-over (prevents new skin growth and increases chances for infection) with the Corpus Callosotomy incision we are having to be very thorough and diligent with our cleanings. Last time they almost took her back to the OR to remove scabs after about five weeks and we certainly DO NOT want to find ourselves anywhere near that situation again. So please pray for her comfort and patience during these cleanings and our strong stomaches and arms that have to hold her down and scrub :( Let me say again and again, thank you ALL for all of the prayers that have carried us through this time, they have been felt in a very real way. Thank you too for all of the gifts, cards, donations, food, messages, bracelets, t-shirts, texts, videos, songs, verses, etc... that have found us during these last few weeks. Even though we have not been able to respond to each gesture immediately, please know that each and every one seems to reach us at just the right moment to provide a smile or encouragement - whatever the case may be. What wonderful people we have been blessed to share our lives with - that would reach out to us during this difficult time in our lives - some we have known forever and some we are just meeting through this process. THANK YOU ALL for the blessings of your kindness. We continue to hold on to our hope and know that HIS perfect WILL will be done - whatever is to come 'it is well'. "For I know the plans I have for you" declares the Lord, "plans to prosper you and not to harm you. Plans to give you hope and a future." Jeremiah 29:11