For those who were not aware, Chad’s mom Linda was admitted to the hospital in Boise on Monday evening following a second visit in four days to the Emergency Room.  Originally concerned about pain in her upper middle back, she was released from her first visit Saturday with pain meds and ibuprofen for swelling reduction, believing it was a muscle strain.  On Monday, she returned to the ER due to a continued deterioration of her condition as well as a loss of sensation in her left arm.  As the result of an MRI, the doctors discovered that she had a Spinal Epidural Absess (infection in the spinal column- as the pus increases in volume,it creates a compression on the spinal cord.) This compression causes various levels of paralysis, which explained losing feeling and function in her left arm.

Linda has safely completed the surgery to decompress her spinal column.  While the compression is down, the next phase will likely be to treat the infection itself via an extensive inpatient antibiotic treatment (multiple weeks) and to begin what rehab they can to see how the damaged tissue and nerves respond.  We appreciate your prayers over what may be an important next number of days.

I will try to continue to update our blog for those who are interested in details.

On the Baby B front, Amy is doing well, though not in labor.  Her exam and appointment today went very well, with all factors continuing to look healthy.  We are simply waiting for her body to do its natural thing and start labor spontaneously.

Thank you all for your prayers on all fronts!