Wow, it feels so good to be in my own home this afternoon. Emma made the transition to home quite well and is relaxing on the couch watching figure skating. She is glad to be home too but very tired.
Yesterday the assisting surgeon came by to see us and we had a little chat about Emma's surgery. He told us that with the compression that she had had on her spinal chord that there was closer to 100% than 50% chance that Emma would have devloped something called myopathy.(a condition that makes walking unstable and loss of fine motor skills ie: inability to pick up a coin off a table) This surgery to decompress her spinal chord was in fact neccesary and we feel so blessed that she never did develop any of those symptoms. Amazing really. God has truly done all of this in His perfect time and we feel confident of that. I really am at a loss for words at the miracle he has done here.
Emma does appear to be a little more crooked than before but her surgeon says that we'll have to watch it as she grows. We will be heading back to Children's sometime next week or after next weekend to have Emma's staples removed. For now we just try to keep her comfortable and expect that she should be able to do a little more each day.
We are so glad to be home and so thankful for the smooth way that everything has gone. We couldn't hav asked for a better surgery and recovery for Emma. Thanks again for all of your prayers for God surely heard and answered all that we asked. We know that God could have easily seen fit to answer in another way.
Also, thank you to everyone who has brought a meal, or treats for our family. To each of you who have looked after our children or offered to. To everyone who came to see Emma in hospital and for all of the lovely gifts for her. She has been quite down and it has lifted her spirits to see you.
Blessings, C
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