Prayers for Owen

Owen begin with fever on Wednesday night and has had a fever until tonight. On Thursday the doctor said that Owen's ears were red (not quite an ear infection) and put him on antibiotic. Then on Friday Owen kept losing his balance and by the early evening he couldn't seem to stand without falling. Both the pediatrician and oncologist advised us to take Owen to the Yale emergency room, where we stayed until returning home at 3am. Due to concerns with his hydrocephalus and tumor, a CT Scan was taken. We were fortunate the the CT Scan showed the hydrocephalus was the same; meaning his ventricles were enlarged but not more so than usual.

The question that remained though is why is Owen losing his balance. The neurosurgeon said that there were two possibilities - either he has a virus or his tumor has grown. We strongly believe that his symptoms - fever and chills, loss of appetite, and, as of today, a rash - are due to a viral infection. Owen regained his appetite this evening and is walking better. Although his MRI is scheduled for Friday, it may be moved up to tomorrow. We are hopeful that the MRI will show that the tumor has remainded the same size. We ask that you continue to pray for Owen - thank you!