9/19/2007 Update and Prayer Request for Jakob

Wow! Time does fly. I can’t believe that it has been 6 months since I have made a blog entry. That means that no news is good news. Thanks to all of you who have been faithfully checking and asking if I was ever going to make another blog update. Our lives have returned to a good “normal”.  However, after facing cancer, nothing can ever go back to being the same. Our priorities are forever changed. I am happy to report that I had another stable MRI in July. My next one will be on November 9th.

We are asking for your prayers for our family again. This time for Jakob, our four year old son with Spina Bifida. He will be having surgery next week on Sept. 25th. We have known that this would be coming, but thought perhaps he would be one or two years older when it occurred. He will be having surgery to straighten his tibial torsions on his legs. Basically, this means that the his legs and feet turn inward at the bottom, causing his feet to be turned inward, toe to toe. He can contort his feet and legs in ways that are very unnatural, but don’t bother him at all. If he is not in his braces, he steps on his own feet when he stands and it is understandably difficult for him to stand very long like this. So, we are excited, yet somewhat anxious about this next step. Hopefully, this will mean less bracing will be necessary for him to stand and walk. His desire to walk with his walker and his endurance have been greatly improving over the last several weeks. This has been a great answer to prayer and brings us a lot of joy.

Please pray that Jakob’s surgery would be successful and that he would heal well. Apparently, due to the neurological component of a Spina Bifida diagnosis, recovering from this surgery can be complicated and may require more surgery if it is ineffective. Also, he will be in casts for 8 LONG WEEKS (Yikes!!). Please pray for everyone in our family, especially him, to be patient and understanding through these weeks. 

Thanks for your support and prayers! Janelle