Thursday, April 7

From TC: so Becca and I have been on a roller coaster ride the last few days. We ended up in the emergency dept. on Wednesday due to swelling in her face and eye. They took xrays, gave her IV antibiotics and had labs drawn.  Her face and eye continued to swell throughout the night, so I took her to the neurosurgeon's office this morning. Long story short...Dr. Menoni made the decision to remover her halo today before the infection got any worse. They took a culture from her infected pin site after the removal. Kellie was by Becca's side while they removed her halo...we all cried when it was off.  We then had to see an eye doctor because the swelling and infection went to the orbit  of her eye. The eye doctor is going to look at her under a powerful microscope in the operating room tomorrow where I work to make sure everything is okay. Becca has to wear a stiff collar brace 24/7 for three weeks. I waited to hug her until we got home, and it was the best hug ever! I have to admit that I cried quite a bit. My daughter's back and chest were so tiny...she is just so thin...but I got a great hug. Now we are waiting for Kellie to get her halo off. They can't wait til they are twins again and, of course, we will be there for Kellie. Please continue to pray for the girls' full recovery. We are blessed to have prayer chains for the girls and our families. Thank you again so very much!