Twas The Night Before Christmas

Twas the night before Christmas and I got a shunt? That isn't exactly how we planned to teach the story to Carly, but that is where we have found ourselves. Carly had an MRI earlier today to try to help determine why she hasn't been feeling well this past week. What we learned is that the pressure in her ventricles continues to be high and is now compressing her brain enough to lead to some of the symptoms we have observed. The pediatric surgical team determined that the risks of waiting longer outweighed the gains that Carly will immediately feel when the pressure is relieved. They have scheduled the surgery for 9:30 tonight and it should take 2 - 3 hours total. We will keep you posted.

Love, Brad