Bad day..

March 6, 2009

Hello..this is Casey..Kelly is driving and is pretty upset right now so I figured I would update everyone with what is going on. The results came back from the ultrasound showing that Ava does have bleeding in her brain (intraventricular hemorrhage). There are four stages that the bleeding is graded on and Ava's bleeding is stage four. This means that the bleeding has occurred in the brain tissues surrounding the ventricles. Ava's doctor said that the bleeding is only on one side of her brain so that if she did have complications, it would only effect one side of her brain/body rather than both. The doctor said Ava's chances of complications are 50-50. The complications are normally associated with vision, hearing, and other higher cognitive functions but can also result in some kind of neurological disability depending on the severity and location of the bleed. Last night, Ava's nurse said that sometimes the worst bleeds can result in zero complications so this means that we just have to keep praying and stay strong for Ava, Kelly, and James. We won't really know anything right away, I guess only time will tell if there are any complications from the bleed. They are going to do another ultrasound in a couple of weeks unless they have reason to do one sooner. Thanks again for everyone's support and prayers throughout all of this. Ava is a fighter and I'm hoping that she takes that 50-50 chance to her advantage :)