We got a call from Rebekah’s neurologist office with the results of last Friday’s CT scan. She had to have a scan of the sutures in her skull (the cracks between the plates in the skull) to see if they were starting to prematurely fuse. This would be bad because it would keep her brain from growing any further. The “fix” for this problem is a pretty extensive surgery where they separate the plates by drilling/cutting. Afterwards, the child has to wear a cranial helmet.
Praise God her sutures are normal! Of all the things we have to worry about, major head surgery was not one of the things I wanted to add to the list. So, we’ll keep pressing on with testing to learn more about what we might have to expect and we’ll keep thanking God for providing this answer to prayer! It has amazed us the number of people across the country that have been praying for little Rebekah.
Oh, and next week, we start all the paperwork to get enrolled in “Babies Can’t Wait”–the Georgia program for early intervention physical therapy. As a little aside, last night, she grabbed hold of her paci and put it in/pulled it out of her mouth a few times. She is also kicking her legs over, but hasn’t figured out she can keep going and roll over–just yet.
We are so glad that the news is so encouraging. God is good.
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