Another Brooklyn Update

Brooklyn is about fed up with the hospital. She is a lot more aware of what is going on so whenever the nurses or doctors come in she instantly gets upset. She is doing so well. Her drain worked perfectly and her brain started to drain properly so they were able to take that out today. The doctors were surprised because she progressed about twice as fast as usual. We did get our diagnosis today and our treatment plan. She was diagnosed with Anaplastic Ependymoma. This is a cancer that grows on the brain stem and the ventricles around it. With this cancer they feel the best treatment is going to be radiation. It will be a six and half week treatment at the LDS hospital in Salt Lake City. She will go in once a day for that long. Where she is so little she will have to be put to sleep during the process. It will stink having to be away from Derek during the week but you got to do what you got to do. Brooklyn and I will stay in Salt Lake during the treatments. These should start the first of the year. We are hoping to go home tomorrow or Thursday and they are optimistic about that. We will have to come back twice next week. Once for a spinal tap (to make sure none of the cancer is in the fluid) and then again to meet with the Radiologist Oncologist. We thank everyone who has helped us and prayed for us. We really appreciate all your love. Thank you.