April 17, 2006

Entry for April 17, 2006

Hi;

   I am back from the hospital once more...

   CaseyAnne had an MRI yesterday- (How else would we choose to spend Easter Sunday)?!?  :)  It took a very long time too- The doctors came in this morning (all 3 of them), and they have found that Casey has a deformed pancreas- (a very rare birth defect). 

   She will need surgery, but there is no one capable of doing this rare procedure up here. I think she may be able to go to Madison. But first, she needs to at least be able to eat something,  anything,  keep it down, and have no pain.  Her doctors say a week in the hospital perhaps. 

   Hopefully the surgery can/will correct the problem- as it is right now, her pancreas is digesting itself.  

   Not a nice scenario.

   Birth defects?  What's up with that?  (And no, I never did anything that would account for something like this)! But she is just so young...  Please keep her in your thoughts and prayers.

   Mary, Michael and Rita were not able to come up yesterday- as now Rita has influenza.  (And might I add how very  nice of Michael to share with his sister)!  Nasty stuff from all I hear about it.  Then Roberta calls this morning; and after having spent almost all of her (and Gabriels)  free moments up at the hospital with Casey-  She has strep throat.  I did tell Casey's  "gastro...ologist" guy.  He said not to worry about that right now. OK...

   My little somewhat squashed and crippled pup seems to improve by leaps and bounds each day- Perhaps this little girl will ultimately be alright too- Maybe it was the drop in body temperature, perhaps the 'shock' of having a cement block on her back end. Maybe a whole slew of other possiblities...   She is eating- playing- and yes, they even have soggy doggy puppy food.  And oh, what messes they make with it. Not too very coordinated enough to keep their bodies and bellies out of their food dish!

   Not too much other news-  (Honestly,  I think this all is enough).

   Hope all is well in your little corner of the world, and that you all had a very blessed Easter.

XOXO
Anne

Monday April 17, 2006 - 01:30pm (CDT