2:07 PM Wednesday October 22

We were in Savannah Monday and Tuesday, we crashed at the Ronald McDonald House for a night where we saw some families that we knew during our stay there.  We saw Holly’s mom (the baby we requested prayer for earlier) and things are going great for Holly.  For those who don’t know, the week we were getting ready to leave the hospital with Zoe, Holly’s family was called in because following a surgery she had, she got septic shock and was not expected to make it.  It took her a while to recover from that, but she is now over 4 pounds, and they expect her to go home soon.  Her due date was Thanksgiving and she was a tiny thing, born a week after Zoe.  When we left RMH Holly was only 2 pounds.  God has brought healing to her body and now she will be able to be home with her family for the holidays, she is doing very well now.  Thank you for your continued prayers for her and her family. 

We have prayed in faith, believing God’s word for the continued and complete healing for our son, Zoe.  So when we continue to get good reports, a word that comes to my mind immediately is ”UNBELIEVABLE”!  But that is just an expression, seeing as how we are BELIEVING what God’s word says, and waiting to see how His plan unfolds.  So, here is the “unbelievable” good news that we have been believing for…

Zoe was very awake and alert for both appointments, one with the neurologist and one with the neurosurgeon.  (He is not going to have surgery, this was just a check up since he was seen by the neurosurgeon in the hospital).  The neurologist was pleased with how alert he was and noticed that Zoe has good movement in his arms and legs, using both sides of his body.  He said there was nothing he was concerned about, so we don’t need to visit him again until JFebruary.  The neurologist did a CT scan, and found that where there had been blood in his brain, it is now gone but there are deposits of calcium and iron, a result of the blood having been there.  That is not a concern.  He also commented on what good control Zoe has of his arms and legs.  Zoe has good reflexes with his eyes, blinking and all that.  Those are the things they look for as indications for the brain function and nervouse system.  He was pleased with what he saw, and we don’t have to visit him until January.  We talked about how Zoe’s sickness that he went through is all such a mystery, and he said that he can’t really make any predictions because of that.  We understand, and don’t expect him to attempt at predicting anything for the future of our son.  One scan they did on Zoe’s brain when he was critically sick showed that his cerebellum looked completely dead, no blood flow through it, so it was not supposed to function.  This scan showed that there is working tissue in the cerebellum, so we will wait as Zoe grows and watch how he developes.  That brings me to the visit we had today from the developemental therapists who came to our home.  The things they look for are like how he moves his hands, placement of his thumbs and fingers, use of arms and legs, and how he follows objects with his eyes.  She was happy with how Zoe did and said that he does everything normally.  That is amazing to me, because we have medical documentation that shows that his brain would not be able to tell his body to do the things he is doing–breathing, swollowing, moving his arms and legs normally, etc.  I am in awe of it all, and excited beyond description.  Zoe is doing well, and adorable as can be.  I haven’t forgotten about posting recent pics, I just don’t know how to, I will ask Jim or BB to do so soon as they can.  Since today is Wed, Jim is consumed with getting ready for youth group tonight, so it may be tomorrow. 

Once again, thanks for checking the updates, and thanks to those who labor in prayer for Zoe.  We’ll type more later, until then, may God bless you and your family!