From Mark-10am Saturday

(I noticed in Heidi's last post her comment about me taking up too much of our little bed last night....funny, somehow she managed to remain in control of the very large blanket that we had, despite our close proximity.....:))

The Neurologist just came by to share his interpretation of the MRI from last night.

We are very thankful that:
*The brain tissue that controls thoughts & motion looks to be normal.
*No evidence of a stroke, which could have been a negative reason for her left eye's lack of reaction to light.

A Neurosurgeon will be coming to look at Kaiya today, to determine if the excess fluid on the brain is continuing to build up, and if it needs to be drained. We are praying that this is not the case, and the fluid will "cycle back through" the normal way, and that the inflamation will start to subside. If the Neurosurgeon determines that the fluid does NOT need to be drained, he will schedule another spinal tap to analyze the current status of the spinal fluid, and if it is still being clouded by bacteria. If she needs to have a spinal tap, we are praying that there will be no complications with the procedure, and that the result would be clear spinal fluid. Lots of variables on this one.

Still of major concern is the left pupil's inability to react to light. Glad that a stroke has been ruled out, but not sure what is inhibiting the optical "motors". Could be a variety of things, including the pressure right now in her skull, damage to the optic nerve, etc.

We thank you for your continued prayers, notes of encouragement, voicemails, emails, etc. Very meaningful for us to read & hear from you.