What a day.

Well, Ava had started feeling bad a few days ago as you know. This morning she began acting really abnormal and having (what we found out later was) small seizures. We brought her into the ER and she was immediately raced to MRI where they discovered that her ICP (intra-cranial pressure) was dangerously high. She was operated on within 20 minutes of hitting the front door. They put in a shunt to relieve the pressure.

The not good news was this... her tumor has grown and was blocking the flow of brain fluid which was the reason for the increased pressure. The docs are not hopeful at this point and have pledged their cooperation for anything we need from here forward. They do not expect Ava to make it 3 more months. While that news is terrible, we are still praying for a miracle. God is as capable now as he was when the tumor was smaller.

We are taking the next steps. Lisa and a friend will be taking Ava to a doctor this week (up north) who has had good success in treating GBM in kids. We just have to get her well enough to get there. The docs here expect that she will feel really great in the next few days because the pressure that has been building has been relieved. If she feels great, it will be a great trip.

Pray that the new therapy works. It really is the best effort that we can make. Lisa and I covet your prayers after yet, another rough day. We are hanging in there.

I do ask that any of you that live here don't visit the hospital. We love you, but there is a lot of chaos already. Just pray. We need it.