Dear ones,
Eliza entered surgery around 2pm this afternoon. The
procedure took less than 2 hours. The shunt has been
implanted, and the fluid has been drained. The muscle
biopsy was also successful, but the samples obtained
looked unhealthy. I don't know exactly what that
means, and I'm not sure anyone knows what to make of
it, but the samples are frozen and being delivered to
labs in Atlanta and Cleveland for testing.
Eliza and Daniele are spending another night in the
hospital. Hopefully, Eliza will be exhausted enough
to sleep solidly tonight. I know Daniele will have no
trouble doing so if given the opportunity. The
surgeon seemed hopeful that Eliza could come home
tomorrow. This surgery typically requires only an
overnight stay, but Eliza rarely complies with
doctor's orders. We'll see.
There is no indication yet of what effect the drainage
has had on Eliza. Right now, she's just recovering
from the trauma of the afternoon. Daniele did say
that Eliza had her eyes open and wasn't crying, which
hasn't been a very frequent occurrence over the past
few weeks. We'll see.
Psalm 145 says "at the right time." Psalm 69 says "at
an acceptable time." And, of course, Jesus' sacrifice
and resurrection were "at the right time" (Romans
5:6). We will see. God already does see. The good
shepherd.
Love,
jaxon co., southern edition
