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Monkey Love
10-16-2008, 10:21 AM
Today Jennifer goes in and has the angiogram and the embolism. They will put her under general anesthesia. She will spend the next three days in ICU and then on Monday at 7:00 am she will have the brain surgery. This is an AVM resection and it is positioned in her speech and mobility center of her brain. They just need to remove this little piece to stop the time bomb in her head from continuing to tick... People don't usually get advance notice that they have this, they usually die. The Neurosurgeon said that 1 in 7 people have this birth defect. He said that an AVM is usually the cause of perfectly healthy people passing away in their sleep for no apparent reason.

I appreciate that so many are adding Jennifer to their prayer lists and are praying for her already! Thank you! Please continue to pray for her and that God will guide her surgeons hand and that she will heal and be whole! Thank you again for your prayers, they mean the world to us!

I will keep you updated on how she is doing. Thank you again! Patty

logcabincreations
10-16-2008, 10:27 AM
Thank you for the update, and yes I am praying even now and will continue to do so.

logcabincreations
10-16-2008, 10:30 AM
fellow shackies: I found this about AVM if you are interested in reading about it: http://www.cumc.columbia.edu/dept/cerebro/AVM.html

jazzypurple853
10-16-2008, 10:45 AM
I will continue on praying.

Vintagegal
10-16-2008, 10:49 AM
Patty, We will CERTAINLY continue to keep Jennifer and all of your family in our prayers.

ccstampin12
10-16-2008, 11:05 AM
My thoughts and prayers are with you, your daughter, and your whole family!
I hope you will be able to keep us updated as much as you can...as we will be wanting to know everything!
HUGS to you ALL
Joanie

Robinkay
10-16-2008, 11:18 AM
Patty you and your dd will be in my thoughts and prayers. Update us when you can.

teabear
10-16-2008, 11:33 AM
Keeping you and your whole family in my prayers.

Christie
10-16-2008, 11:56 AM
Prayers going up.I hope she has a succesfull surgery and recovers fast. Please keep us updated.

Canadian, eh
10-16-2008, 06:42 PM
My prayers are with you and your daughter.

Paula Carden
10-16-2008, 07:03 PM
Thinking of all of you-hoping for speedy recovery!

iloveflipflops
10-16-2008, 08:01 PM
I will pray for Jennifer and for all of you. Please keep us updated...

shuggy
10-16-2008, 10:50 PM
wow! it is a blessing to know about an avm and prepare for it. you will be in my thoughts.

Jovi
10-16-2008, 11:42 PM
I'll be sending prayers to Jennifer and your family.

Mrs. Fence
10-17-2008, 11:06 AM
I will continue praying for your daughter and your family. Thanks for keeping us updated on her condition. Take care.