Eden's Diagnostic Results

First I have to tell you that I'm completely amazed at God and His perfect will for our lives!

We went to the Opthomologist yesterday for what I thought was a routine visit and to our surprise we had a report on Eden's MRI that we weren't expecting. Supposedly there are hyperintensities (spots of some sort) on her deep white matter tracts of her frontal lobe in her brain (some kind of damage to the brain). This could be due to a post-virus problem in her brain, or other dymelinating disorders (you can google that to find what they possibly could be)

We do not have an official diagnosis yet just some probabilities.

What is White matter? is one of the three main solid components of the central nervous system. The white matter is the tissue through which messages pass between different areas of grey matter within the nervous system. Using a computer network as an analogy, the grey matter can be thought of as the actual computers themselves, whereas the white matter represents the network cables connecting the computers together. The white matter is white because of the fatty substance (myelin) that surrounds the nerve fibers (axons). This myelin is found in almost all long nerve fibers, and acts as an electrical insulation. This is important because it allows the messages to pass quickly from place to place.

We don't really know what this will all look like. The neurologist is the next step and hopefully we'll get her examined and cared for so we can begin to understand more and get a diagnosis and some kind of plan for future care.

This could possibly explain a lot of the difficulties we have had with her through the years.

We are really looking forward to walking with the Lord through this and being amazed at His glory and power!

I am attatching her MRI report for anyone who wants to see it. Just click to make it bigger.
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