Dodging A Bullet!

Harrison had his little surgery yesterday. He is home and doing pretty good. He is happy!

Yesterday, Dr. Fewins had to remove Harrison's ear tubes. They had become infected and was causing blood drainage and irritation. He inserted new tubes made out of Titanium. He also decided it would be best to remove H's adenoids. He explained the benefits of this and Boomer and I agreed. He also checked his vocal cord paralysis and it shows no improvements there. He was happy with how well the right one was compensating.

This is what we learned after surgery...

• Infections did not cause any damage to middle ears
• Left ear was full on dry blood, so going with surgery was the right choice
• No change with his left cord. It is what it is...paralyzed. He should be fine. It will be watched as he grows.
• Adenoids gone. They were actually shaped differently than typical adenoids. Probably due to his facial features that go along with q22 deletion.
• ABR Hearing Test came back normal. I was just told that she and Dr. Fewins were surprised that was no hearing loss. With development problems to the semicircular canals they usually see some hearing loss. This is the bullet we dodged! Praise the lord.

She said that we should get his hearing checked once a year if he continues to have inections. The anatomy of his ear will not change his hearing. The only thing that could effect his hearing would be damage from ear infections. Heart wise, everything checked out. He does have a low heart rate, but it is probably due to his repairs.

Thanks for the continued prayers. In additon, I have received my unofficial scores for my teaching certificate. I passed my content test!

Prayers in Need

This is going to be a long week. Harrison is scheduled for surgery on Wednesday, January 16. We won't know the time until his pre-op tomorrow. As many of you know, Harrison had ear tubes placed in May.

Well, since then he has had numerous infections that have taken 2-3 rounds of antibiotics. This most recent bilateral infection caused his left ear to drain blood. His ENT is removing the original tubes, cleaning out the infections, and inserting a second set of tubes (made out of Titanium). In addition, Harrison is having a Larynoscopy, the ENT inserts a magnifying tube in his airway to look at his trachea and his vocal cords. He has a paralyzed cord from his heart surgery and we want the doctor to take a look at it. We figure since he is asleep it would be a prime opportunity. They are also going to perform an ABR hearing test while he sedated. This is because he has underdeveloped inner ears. This is a very fancy hearing test using brain waves.

So, we are asking for prayers again. Also, I am taking my teaching test today. Please pray for a passing grade. I am getting my alternative teaching certificate and this test is very important.

I will update later in the week with Harrison's progress. He is on steroids right now, because he was getting a cough. We don't want to have to cancel the surgery. His ears are really making him FUSSY!

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Christmas 2007

Harrison and William had a wonderful Christmas! We celebrated Christmas Eve and Christmas Day in our first home in Texas. This was truly an unforgettable Christmas. We attended University Christian Church's family Christmas Eve Service. William enjoyed the children's sermon, while Boomer and I took turns taking Harrison out of the sanctuary.

We had dinner for our 9th year, or so, at Charleston's. We shared chicken and ribs with a smothered French fry appetizer. William ordered a grilled cheese sandwich. Harrison ate ice cream and then fell asleep in Daddy's arms.

We went home and opened our annual Christmas Eve pajamas, got ready for bed, and William read Twas the Night Before Christmas. This was his first year to read the story to us. Harrison slept through everything. Even pictures!

Christmas Day was a blast. My grandmother stopped by later in the evening and we all sang Christmas Carols to her. It was bittersweet, as she didn't remember some of us. She had a good time.

I am trying out my new camera and am posting a short video of Harrison riding his choo choo train. A few of us have been sick, so I will post more at a later time.