Day 8 - June 23 - He gives and takes away

Well, they say that God moves in mysterious ways.  I'd really like to figure it out sometime.

Connor's spine has moved back out of alignment.  Not as far as it was, apparently, but it's no longer lined up.  Additionally, they have discovered more information about his vascular status. The artery that was pinched has turned out to be torn as well.  The other one, the one with the clot, may also be severed, according to the trauma surgeon.  It's either a clot which is apparently still there, or it's been severed and the ends are clotted together.  Either way, it's not particularly good (understatement of the year). The vertebral arteries join up before they go into the brain.  If the tear were to get worse and reach the juncture, that would not be particularly good, either - the rear of the brain is where the functions of balance and coordination lie.  We are really praying that God would protect all of his brain functions.

Enough of the physiology lesson.  Connor is scheduled for surgery first thing in the morning.  There's still some question about whether this is the best course of action, and the neurosurgeon will make that determination after the CT Scan comes back and he evaluates it.  There are multiple concerns involved - they need to align the spine and stabilize it, which means they need to manipulate Connor's neck. This may cause more damage to his vertebral arteries.  If they fixed the arteries first, the stents they have to use are semi-rigid, which means that they can't withstand much movement - movement that they would need to do in order to put his spine right.  So they're evaluating whether it's more dangerous to manipulate the neck first, or fix the arteries first.

Now is a really good time to remember that God's ways are unfathomable, his knowledge is far beyond ours, and his love is deeper than I can imagine.

Please continue to pray.  I will update as I can.