We are all doing pretty good here in the Osborne camp. Caden’s newest word is “uh-oh”! Sherry says it works really well for Caden to say since it is all vowel sounds. Caden is on his umptenth round of antibiotics this week due to fever and excessive congestion. His fever jumped up above 103 early last week. We had an ISFP meeting today with all four of Caden’s in-home therapists. Caden continues to amaze them all. I think we counted up nearly 50 signs that Caden is using now. Most of the signs I can understand, but I always have Riley around to keep me straight on my sign language skills.
Answered Prayer
We finally got the results of the blood work that was performed back in January. The results show that Caden’s immune system continues to improve and he has been cleared for all of his live vaccinations. (MMR, chicken pox, etc)
The Synagis shots have been approved by our new insurance provider. My new health care insurance not only approved the Synagis, but they approved them monthly for the remainder of the year. This is way above and beyond what we could have ask for or imagined. We were hoping and praying that we could just get approved for monthly Synagis shots through April.
Prayer Requests
First and foremost we are asking that you pray for Sherry’s Mom. Darla is scheduled for a very invasive surgical procedure this coming Thursday morning March 1, 2007. The surgery will be performed to remove a spot on her lung. The doctors tried to access this spot a few weeks ago using a scope that was run down through her airway. Due to the location of the spot, the doctors were not able to get a sample of the tissue for testing during that last procedure. The doctors have exhausted options for gaining access and testing this spot via other means. The surgeons plan to try and access the spot via a thoracotomy. A thoracotomy a surgical procedure used to access the chest cavity from the patient’s back using an incision just below the shoulder blade. This spot was found right between Darla’s lung and her heart. The thoracotomy is considered much safer than having to access the chest cavity via the sternum. The plan is for the surgeons to try a thoracotomy on each side of Darla’s back first, but they will proceed with an incision from the front side of her chest cavity if necessary to remove the spot. Please keep Darla Pack in your prayers as she goes into surgery at Saint Joseph’s hospital in Atlanta on Thursday morning at approximately 9:00am.
Please keep little Romona Rae and her family in your prayers. Romona was diagnosed with 22q11.2 (the same primary diagnosis as Caden) just a couple of days ago. We were first told of Romona by a mutual friend. Romona’s life is one huge miracle that continues to unfold. Her parents are nervous and Getting Geared Up to bring Romona home from the hospital tomorrow.
Last but certainly not least, I want to ask you to pray for two U.S. Air Force officers in Afghanistan. One of the officers is Lt. Col. Gary Brown who is the husband of Stacey Brown. Stacey keeps close tabs on our family and has supported us in a number of ways since Caden’s birth even when she was caring for her newborn twins. Stacey is a friend and former co-worker of mine. Stacey sent Sherry and I an email this week alerting us of Gary’s case and asked us to pray for a positive outcome from the Article 32 hearings that are going on this week in Kabul, Afghanistan. Her husband and one other Lt. Col. have been charged with assault and conduct unbecoming an officer. You can read the details of this story on The Land of Ozz.
Thank you for your love and support for our family and friends.
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