A Few Minor Blips But Still Doing Well

Amanda had a nice Christmas with her family and both sets of grandparents. She actually slept through most of the festivities and then really perked up on Christmas night. She had a great week enjoying her family and was quite active.

On Wednesday, she gave us a bit of a scare. She woke up Wednesday not at all herself and then began to vomit and kept it up. To make a long story shorter, she went to the local ER, was Mercy Flighted on a helicopter to Duke, had her shunt and pressure tested to make sure the shunt was working ok and is now back home. We were blessed that Grandmama and Grandpa Jack could meet her at the Duke ER (they had already left Wilmington to catch their flights in Raleigh). Parents are not allowed on the helicopter and we had to drive up separately. She had a very small subdural hematoma (not uncommon in kids with shunts) in the front of her brain so her activity is a little restricted for a while but they do not think the finding has any significance other than signaling that she might have been a little to active for her own good (the johnny jumper is no longer allowed). With respect to the vomiting issues, they think we should pursue investigating whether they relate to migraines (which evidently is not that uncommon for kids who have had similar surgeries).

We are blessed to be back home and preparing for the big New Year's Eve party that Katie has planned for the family. We are still thrilled with Amanda's progress and thrilled with what a big girl Katie is when her parents need to be away. By the way, Amanda has been saying "Mom" and "Dada" a lot this week. God Bless and Happy New Year!
Susan