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Cardiologist

We saw the pediatric cardiologist today. They looked at the baby's heart a lot on the sonogram. This doctor's conclusion is that the prospect for the heart its self is better than we were given before. The heart is small but it is anatomically correct. I guess I was more right than I knew when I wrote at first because he said the heart was shifted a little to the left and twisted a little from the normal position but he said that the heart will work even if the position is wrong and if everything continues to develop correctly then it should be able to work without any kind of surgery at birth. Again the only concern is that it is smaller than usual for the gestational period. So while this sounds good we don't know if this is hopeful or not. We will meet with the geneticist on Monday to try to determine what or if genetic issues are involved for the problems that they are seeing right now. This is all we know for today and the doctor today told us that he can't say if development will continue correctly on the heart or not. He only knows that as of now it looks more hopeful than what the other doctors were telling us. I am working on a dinner for Aaron's students tonight so that will keep me busy this afternoon, which is good. Some people suggested that we not do the dinner but I need something to work on and I would rather have people around than be sitting at home and thinking and thinking and worrying. So please continue to keep us in your prayers. Everything is so confusing right now and hard because we don't know where we are going to end up.

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Chrissy Cross said…
Thanks for updating, keeping busy is one of the best things you can do. Worrying will eat you up if you let it. Praying for you guys, everyday!!
November 21, 2008 at 3:13 PM
Jennifer said…
Sonograms are so hard to interpret many times. Glad that it seemed to be more positive news today. Praying that this baby girl of yours is a big fighter! You are continually in our prayers. Let us know if you need anything.
November 21, 2008 at 4:02 PM
Jessica said…
Glad you got a more positive report today. Praying so much for peace and strength for you and Aaron and your little girl. Hope your dinner is nice tonight.
November 21, 2008 at 4:50 PM
the libbys said…
holly, we're still praying like crazy for you, aaron, and baby fletcher! Praise the Lord for hope and semi-good news today! Hopefully you'll get even better news after seeing the geneticist. if there's anything you need, let me know! we love you guys!
November 21, 2008 at 4:56 PM
Sarah Kirksey said…
We're still praying over here at the Kirksey house! We love y'all!
November 21, 2008 at 9:54 PM
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