And the marathon surgery is over!

Isaac is in recovery now, and we'll hopefully be reunited with him soon. Dr. S and Val have been by to see us, and we've gotten a chance to see what his spine looks like from his x-rays. Prior to surgery, the kyphosis in his spine was about a 40* curve, and now, with the new rods he is near a neutral position. Not quite straight, but about as close as he can be.

The neuro monitoring they conduct during surgery continued to show sensory signals in his legs, but no motor signals. In January, we had both signals strong at the end of his surgery, and it was the decompression surgery in August that we lost the motor function monitoring, and he had loss of use in his legs following. We will continue to still pray that some of this will continue to come back and he will continue to improve.

We pray that he has a restful night, as this has been a very long day for him. Prayers for him to eat, drink and poop. I am sure he'll want to go on walks tomorrow, so prayers for understanding that he will need to stay in his room (thank goodness for lots of crafts and maybe an episode of Mickey Mouse Clubhouse or two). Prayers that Eli continues to understand where Isaac is, and that we'll all be back under one roof soon. Prayers for the rest of our family, and their health. Prayers for safe travel for our families. Prayers for us to get adequate rest while providing comfort to Isaac and Eli. Thankful for our families and the support network they provide to us. Thankful for Grandma and Grandpa Murdock and our nanny Jaime for taking extra special care of Eli while we're here with Isaac.

This IS Halloween at the Murdock house - our trashmen. 

With gratitude for your support, prayers and thoughts -