Gabrielle’s fever has improved and the cultures from her drain came back negative so this is very good news! Gabrielle has been having very frequent seizures and we have more than enough data to establish a surgical plan. It appears that things are localized to the anterior parietal lobe directly behind the motor strip and she is also showing some temporal lobe activity. The doctors will be meeting to establish a surgical plan hopefully tomorrow to determine how to proceed with resection. The concerns involve preserving sensory and motor function while removing enough tissue to stop the seizures. The doctors are also looking into moving surgery up if there is an OR time slot available before Wednesday. We will let you know more as the plan unfolds.
We continue to pray that the seizures can be stopped with no loss of function and that Gabrielle will not experience any side effects from this very aggressive surgery. We trust that God has a purpose and we trust His plan.
Thank you for continuing to pray for our little girl. We know that prayer matters!
Love,
Kelly