Abby's Army: Sunday May 24th

Sunday, May 24, 2009

Sunday May 24th

Abby had a good night last night. She slept well. We should have the MRI today so we are just hanging out drinking clear liquids! Abby is in good spirits today and doesn't seem to be in much pain. I gave her a bath and she has on clean jammies and feels good. Thank you all for the prayers, please keep sending them up!

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Tanya YeagerMay 24, 2009 at 11:45 AM
Morgan thats wonderful news!!!!! Tell Abby to eat a cherry popsicle for me!! Cant wait for yall to get home! We love you all!!!!
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AnonymousMay 24, 2009 at 12:17 PM
Glad to hear that things are going well, we will pray for Abby as well as the family. Being in the hospital is hard enough on adults I can't even begin to imagine a small child. Keep the faith.
Elaine Moore
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AnonymousMay 24, 2009 at 12:34 PM
Hi Morgan. It's Karen. I'm sorry I haven't kept in touch. I need to get your phone number and email address. My aunt has been updating me on little Abby. I put her on our prayer list at church so you guys have people in Georgia praying for you, too! I hope that she continues to recover well. You're in our thoughts and prayers.
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beckyMay 24, 2009 at 1:46 PM
Hello Conners, Hope today finds Miss Abby feeling better. My prays are with you always,may GOD keep on with blessing Abby's recovering. God Bless You Abby,

Becky Halcom
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jessicaMay 24, 2009 at 4:10 PM
I'm so glad to hear that everything went good for abby! She is so beautiful! I pray for her every night. I have two little boy's that are 3 and 4, I can't even begin to imagine what you and your family are going through. I'm not even sure how I could handle it if something were to happen to them, I guess you just stay strong and trust that god will take care of them. God Bless to you and your family! My thoughts and prayers are with ya'll always!
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AnonymousMay 24, 2009 at 7:18 PM
Hey Morgan, hope the MRI went well today. We are all anxious to hear what it says. I know today is probably her worst day since surgery. We are continuing to lift her and you up in our prayers. Thank you for keeping us posted.
Love you,
Weav
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How We Got to Here-Updated August 2010

It all started with very small seizures. We are not sure how long she had been having them but they were getting more frequent. On April 23, 2009, we took her to Dr. Baker who sent us to the ER at Arkansas Children's Hospital. An MRI revealed a large brain lesion and Abby was taken to the ICU for 3 days. She moved out of the ICU and spent a total of 8 days at Children's. We saw several doctors who were all pretty stumped by what they saw. It didn't look like anything-tumor, infection, swelling. They put her on an anti-viral medication in case it was infection. Another MRI showed no changes. Some doctors thought it was gliomatosis cerebri but some didn't agree with that diagnosis so they decided to take some spinal fluid to analyze. They had to take it from the brain though because of possible swelling. We spent another night in ICU.

After she was discharged we contacted MD Anderson in Houston and St. Jude's. We flew to Houston where another MRI was performed. They informed us that it was gliomatosis cerebri. St. Jude's called later that day and informed us that they felt it was gliomatosis cerebri. That was not what we wanted to hear-gliomatosis cerebri has a 5% survival rate. However, St. Jude's neurosurgeon, Dr. Boop, wanted to try to remove some of the tumor. This allowed for a biopsy of multiple pieces of the tumor. On May 22, 2009, Abby underwent brain surgery. Almost all of her right temporal lobe was removed. Abby had to spend another night in ICU, this time at LeBonheur in Memphis.

The biopsy results surprised us all, it was not gliomatosis cerebri, it was a low grade glioma! God had answered everyone's prayers! The plan was to begin chemotherapy to stop the tumor from growing but our neuro oncologist, Dr. Armstrong, wanted to wait a few weeks to see how this tumor was going to act. We were once again surprised-the tumor wasn't growing. No need for treatment!! And that is where we are today. It has been over a year, and the tumor still has not grown. It's still there, big and nasty, but it is quiet right now. We go to St. Jude's every 3 months for an MRI and other appointments to monitor the tumor.

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