We took Caden in for a visit with the MUSC orthopedics surgeon on Monday. The official word on the MRI is that Caden’s spine is healthy. They did order an x-ray on Monday that revealed a slight progression in the scoliosis curve. The new measurement is basically about 59 degrees which is up from 54 degrees back in April 2008. The orthopedics surgeon believes that the slower progression in the curve is due to less growth. While that may be the case, we believe that Caden’s chiropractor Dr. James is making a big difference in slowing the curve of the spine.
All that said Caden is not a candidate for back surgery at this time. PRAISE GOD!!! The orthopedic surgeon said he would not need to see Caden for another six months.
New Friends
While at MUSC on Monday we stopped by to meet one of my online twitter friends. Larry Maio is the campus pastor at Seacoast Columbia. His newborn baby boy Jonathan was having open heart surgery on Monday while we were in the hospital for Caden’s OrthoPeds appointment mentioned above. We stopped by and introduced ourselves to Larry and his wife Nan. They got to meet our little miracle boy Caden. We hoped that meeting Caden would offer an extra dose of hope on such a tough day for them and it seemed to do just that. They are experiencing some of the exact same emotions that we went through back in November 2004. Please pray for the Maio family and especially pray for the rapid recovery of little Jonathan. The Maios are blessed with three beautiful boys and would love to get some encouragement from you if you have time to visit Jonathan’s Page.
Goober Alert!
We have had our battles with goobers lately. Tonight Caden also popped a fever for the second time this week. Caden has been having a very hard time clearing secretions (coughing up the goobers) at night when he gets a head cold. He has also been a little less tolerant of the g-tube feeds.
Riley and JJ
Riley is doing awesome with his homeschooling kindergarten year. His cursive handwriting is WAY better than mine already. He frequently gets 100% on his spelling tests and loves to share those with me so that I can take then to work. Josiah is adding new words to his vocabulary every day. He wakes up happy every morning and just sits in his bed and jabbers waiting on us to come get him up. He still enjoys his groceries and is rapidly catching up to his brothers in size and strength. He does not take any junk off either one of his older brothers and often dishes out his fair share. Josiah’s walk is the cutest thing in the world and looks sort of like a cowboy who has been on horseback for the past 14 hours straight.
The Thorn
I have volunteered for The Thorn. This is a theatrical presentation of the gospel message being presented by Seacoast Church and it will be an outstanding show that you will NOT want to miss. Tickets are on sale at TheThorn.net and I fully expect to see it sell out so don’t delay in reserving your seats online today.
GrowingKids.org
If you are facing tough times there is a great post on GrowingKids.org this week to offer you encouragement and hope. God is Working!