Lightning never strikes twice! Right.

So much for a relaxing stay at home. Emily went in for a check up today and was admitted into the ICU in The Pittsburgh Children's Hospital. She has been having some serious problems with hallucinations and couldn't get any rest because every time she closed her eyes she would weird out. Her balance is still messed up and she has been very weak. Combine all of that and the doctors are very concerned so they ordered a CAT scan thinking that there may be some clotting in the brain due to her falls and recent treatments. They also found her blood pressure to be too high.

There are still many unknowns that the medical staff will be considering and researching, but unfortunately, our Em is back the hospital and not at home. Of course, Candy is beating herself up with the thoughts of "could-a, should-a, would-a". Our hind-sight is always so clear, but it is much more difficult to make decisions on a daily basis without all of the pieces in place!

Candy, take heart, you are giving as much as you possibly have and so much more! Your love for Emily is evident at every turn.

Candy will be staying in Pittsburgh with Emily again tonight and isn't sure of what this stay will encompass. She is quite apprehensive because they haven't had to face any of these issues to this degree before. We are all praying that it is just a combination of medications that can be easily adjusted, but the reality that it could be much more than that can work on the back of our minds.

What a way to spend Christmas.

Compound that with the fact that Jim goes in for his next round of evaluations tomorrow. Argghhh.

We love you guys and continue to hold you up in our prayers. I know that the Lord will hold you very close and firmly in His hands!