Tentative Date...

We just received the "tentative" date for Ananda's Gamma Knife surgery - she's scheduled for Wednesday, December 5th. "Tentative" in that all three doctors (neurologist, radiologist, and anesthesiologist) have to sign off on the surgery - should be confirmed on Monday. It's nearly a month away, and really I wish it was sooner, but I'm not going to complain. We're hoping that the wait until the radiosurgery is uneventful - as well as the next 1-3 years for her recovery.

Keeping Ananda calm and collected is our constant concern - she naturally wants to run/jump/play like a 6-year-old kid, but we always have to remind her to settle down, so her blood pressure doesn't raise too suddenly. She doesn't participate in PE or recess either. The school nurse called this morning, Ananda had a nose bleed - I called the doctor who assured me it was related to the change in weather/humidity, not the AVM/aneurysm. Thankfully, Dr. Pattisapu's office has been very good at keeping in touch with us and returning our calls.