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Dear Brethren and Fellow Laborers,<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
Please continue your prayers!\u00a0 We received with heavy heart the results of Wednesday\u2019s CT scan.\u00a0 Unfortunately the shunt is releasing too much fluid which the doctors think is causing some atrophy.\u00a0 It also showed an increase in the fluid build-up in the meninges near the skull. They believe the body\/brain is trying to produce more fluid in another area to compensate. Because of the fluid near the skull, they will need to make a small incision and drill a tiny hole to release that fluid. The shunt will need to be replaced also.\u00a0 We will opt for the adjustable shunt which can change the pressure as needed from the outside.\u00a0 This will more likely prevent or prolong the need for any future shunt replacement surgery which always involves 4-5 days prep and post care, due to Leon\u2019s blood thinner medication (in addition to the surgery and recovery).\u00a0 There is a tightrope balance for the blood to clot during surgery, and at the same time prevent stroke.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
Our initial question to the Dr. was: \u201cWHY was there an excess of water on the brain\u201d?\u00a0 His answer was that it is caused by a stroke, although it is also prevalent in many other situations for other reasons, also with children though more so with elderly, however with Leon the initial stroke\/s are what is causing the issue and need for the shunt. It is also relatively common for shunts to need adjustment and\/or replacement.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
Leon\u2019s blood pressure continues to be normal, unless he has pain from headaches\u2014which have now pretty much subsided.\u00a0 He still gets cold sweats for some reason.\u00a0 Also Leon remains free of diabetes.\u00a0 He takes no meds for either. He takes 2 meds: a blood thinner (Warfarin) and Lanoxin for an irregular heartbeat.\u00a0 The rest are supplements.\u00a0 But during this surgery many drugs are administered.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
Thank you our dear brethren for your prayers and encouraging messages!\u00a0 We know we are in God\u2019s hands! God knows all the what\u2019s, when\u2019s, where\u2019s, why\u2019s, and how\u2019s to His human creation; God knows every little detail about us and that He is with and beside us, to guide us. We ask for wisdom in decisions we must make.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
I hate to see Leon go through the same ordeal again.\u00a0 Many of God’s people have suffered down through the ages.\u00a0 We too suffer.\u00a0 Many of you also are going through trials\u2014some more and some less\u2014some similar and some different.\u00a0 So we understand more fully the griefs of one another and all those that went before us\u2014especially those of Jesus.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
In Christian love,
\nGloria and Leon<\/div>\n

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Dear Brethren and Fellow Laborers, Please continue your prayers! We received with heavy heart the results of Wednesday\u2019s CT scan. Unfortunately the shunt is releasing too much fluid which the doctors think is causing some atrophy. It also showed an increase in the fluid build-up in the meninges near the skull. They believe the body\/brain is trying to produce more fluid in another area to compensate. Because of the fluid near the skull, they will need to make a small incision and drill a tiny hole to release that fluid…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-3086","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","6":"category-generalnews","7":"czr-hentry"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/legacyinstitute.org\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3086","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/legacyinstitute.org\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/legacyinstitute.org\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/legacyinstitute.org\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/legacyinstitute.org\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3086"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/legacyinstitute.org\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3086\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3090,"href":"https:\/\/legacyinstitute.org\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3086\/revisions\/3090"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/legacyinstitute.org\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3086"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/legacyinstitute.org\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3086"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/legacyinstitute.org\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3086"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}