A Miracle For Jodi Brown: Surgery Update???

Wednesday, August 4, 2010

Surgery Update???

I know there are some that have probably been checking the blog today looking for updates on Jodi's surgery...well we don't have much of an update.

Jodi has been in surgery for about 2 1/2 hours and Tolan isn't expecting any news for 3-4 more hours. The doctors told him that he wouldn't even see Jodi until she was ready to be loaded into the car to leave. (I thought that was a little strange.)

The doctor said the suregery would probably take around 3 hours, but the nurse told Tolan that this particular doctor is such a perfectionist, it always takes longer than he thinks and that it would be closer to 5-6 hours.

So that is basically all I know...

Keep praying and thinking of Jodi. I am really hopeful that this surgery will help her...that she might be able to see, and drive, and go outside on a windy day among other things again.

Tami

3 comments:

Jeff and Andee said...: I've been thinking about you all day Jodi! Hope all is going well! We will continue to pray for you and check up on you later!; August 4, 2010 at 2:38 PM
Tami Searle said...: Jodi, you have been on my mind and in my prayers today. Hoping everything is going great!! I will check back in a little while. Much love to you!; August 4, 2010 at 3:31 PM
Anonymous said...: Jodi and Tolan, I am praying for you. And Tami, thanks for your post. I think it's strange, too, that Tolan won't see Jodi until she gets into the car...huh?; August 4, 2010 at 4:52 PM

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Jodi's Story

Jodi Orgill Brown and Tolan Brown married in 1996 and together have 4 beautiful children, Trenden, Lindi, Casen and Daven, who make every day worth living.

Jodi was diagnosed with a brain tumor in April of 2009 after months of suffering from debilitating symptoms. Though 9 doctors declared her tumor was inoperable because of it's location on the brainstem, hope was not lost. One team of specialists at the University of Utah Hospital agreed to operate and remove the tumor. The first surgery was successful in removing as much of the tumor as was possible. However, complications from the surgery caused a debilitating and life-threatening spinal fluid leak, which resulted in 2 more brain surgeries and a 5-week hospitalization and fight for life.

Jodi is now "in recovery" from a dificult round 1, and has many complications and side effects, including partial facial paralysis, loss of hearing in her right ear, complications with her eye, depth perception, sight and headaches, but still has lots of love, help, hope, miracles and angels around her everyday!