Survey Says...

So we finally got all of Anna's test results back. They have come in at different times but today I got the last of them so I wanted to post them all at once instead of one by one. The EEG was normal, no evidence of seizures. The MRI showed a cyst in her right temporal lobe. The cyst is most likely nothing to worry about. They will do another MRI in 6 months to follow up. Best case scenario (which we hope and know will be true) is that the cyst will either stay the same size or shrink and disappear. Worst case scenario, which I will not allow to happen (as if I have control) will be shunt placement if the cyst grows and causes an increase in intracranial pressure. Her genetic test results came back today. They are all - get this - NORMAL!! It has been a long time since anyone has referred to Anna as "normal." I am so excited because this means what we see is what we get. As good or bad as it is now is as bad as it will ever be. Anna has made such progress over the past few months and so I am now able to feel safe letting myself believe that my child will be o.k. She will never be a star athlete but who cares. I am thankful she is back to just being Anna instead of some mysterious diagnosis. It is so funny how I can be undone by the things I am most unsure of. I can deal with anything that comes my way but the fear of the unknown is so hard for me to deal with. I guess this may mean I need to work on one certain word a bit, that word is faith. I need to be better at believing that God hears my prayers and answers them even when I am uncertain of it. So I am happy and smiling and carefree for today, and hopefully for many days to come...