Great News!

Nora's MRI scan results came back and she passed with flying colors!

The spinal scan showed no tethering as was expected from an initial examination upon her admission to Children's. Tetheringcan be a symptom of children with VATER diagnoses, but they found her spine to be healthy and without abnormalities.

The brain scan showed minute calcifications that could have been a result of a virus that she had in early fetal stages, but give the docs no cause for alarm.

All in all, FANTASTIC news.

On a sour note, she had another 'episode' where her heart rate rose above 200 and they had to shock her out of it by placing an ice pack on her forehead. They seem to think that this is, well, not common, but not uncommon either. Sometimes little ones are "wired" with multiple signals, and her heart receives the cue to beat from two sources, and usually it works itself out within a month or two. As long as the cardiology department at Children's Hospital is not concerned, neither am I.

All of her nurses love her. One of them gave her a blanket that was hand knit and shipped from her Gramma in Minnesota. Another one brought in a handmade quilt. In addition to their being very caring and knowledgeable, they are sweet as well.

They all keep insinuating that she's going to be leaving soon (!!!)