Waiting
March 29, 2005 6:11 PM

The doctor had to remove the top bar of the distraction device in her jaw. Now that that is out she is showing signs of Pseudomonus. We are just waiting until tomorrow when the doctors get together to discuss what is going to happen next. They are trying to come up with something to hold the lower bar in place now. Possibly some type of helmet or head gear. We don't want to lose any of the movement that we have already gotten from the distraction. Thank you all for your thoughts and prayers!

—Tami

Back to the Doctors
March 27, 2005 3:48 PM

We are off to Miami once again. Juliana is having some complications with the distraction hardware that she has on her face right now. The top pin has somehow come out of place. We are hoping and praying that this is not causing any damage inside her head. She was a little more up beat today. She had an Easter egg hunt at our church Easter dinner today. Continue to pray and I will update as soon as I have more information from the doctor.

—Tami

Answered Prayers
March 25, 2005 7:08 AM

Juliana is having some good days and some rough days. We have been at the doctor every day this week. Yesterday's labs showed that everything is looking good. We have a couple of new issues that we need to follow up with the doctors on within the next few days. Thank you all for your thoughts and prayers. Please keep them coming.

—Tami

Some Complications
March 21, 2005 9:15 PM

We still need all of your prayers. Juliana is starting to have some complications now. We spent today between the Dr. office and the hospital. Her labs today showed that her body is trying to fight off an infection somewhere. The doctors are still looking for the source. At this point the thought is that it is possibly in her right lung. We will be back at the doctors office early in the morning to repeat labs and a chest x-ray. Please continue to lift her up in prayer. I will update as soon as I can.

—Tami

Ready to Go!
March 14, 2005 2:29 PM

She never ceases to amaze us. Juliana is already home from the hospital. She is already up and walking around. We played outside on the swingset for a few minutes when we returned home today. She is a little worn out from five days in a bed and the trip home, but by tomorrow she will probabaly be back to herself. We will be checking her blood quite regularly for the next few months to make sure that all of her levels are staying like they should. I will update pictures again soon. I am just waiting for her to heal up a little more.

—Tami

In Recovery
March 11, 2005 9:19 PM

Thank You Thank You Thank You for all of your thoughts and prayers during Juliana's surgery yesterday and now through recovery. Surgery went very well and she came out of it great. She is still very sore and swollen, but she is recovering slowly. So far she has been sleeping quite a bit. She is unable to see due to her eyes being swollen. She is unable to hear because she can not wear her hearing aide. But finally today we were able to hold her. She knew Mommy and Daddy were with her. The Dr. is planning to take the drains out of her head tomorrow morning and also to remove her bandages. Please keep the prayers coming. We are certainly not out of the woods yet.

—Tami

A Happy Birthday
March 06, 2005 7:30 AM

Wow! Juliana is two years old now. I can't believe it, time flies. She had a spectacular birthday party. Our production team from London is here with us now. They suprised us with a clown for her party. The kids all had a great time getting their faces painted and watching the magic show. They also suprised her daddy and myself with some people who have really been a big part of our lives. Rachel, Alex and Leah are the stars of our favorite sign language movies and they flew in from Virginia and Utah along with Alex's mom, Emilie to meet Juliana and enjoy her birthday with us. God is really putting some amazing people into our lives!

—Tami