Thanksgiving Day (9:45 AM)

Happy Thanksgiving to everyone out there. We are getting ready to go to the hospital in a few minutes. We got the test results from the biopsy last night. Dani Jo did test positive for Hirshsprung's Disease. Basically she has a portion of her large intestine that does not have nerve endings in it that help move the waste through her body. At some point in the near future Dani Jo will have to have surgery to remove this part of her large intestine.

The doctor I spoke with last night said that if Dani Jo were able to get her feedings up over the next several days, she may get to come home and we would bring her back in a couple of weeks for the surgery. He thought she would do better with the surgery if we waited a few weeks to do it. If we did bring her home prior to the surgery, we would give her enimas every six hours at home.

If she cant' get her feedings up to par over the next few days, he would have to go ahead and do the surgery soon. In order to do the surgery, they have to do another biopsy where they take several tissue samples until they find normal tissue. This will tell them how long the part of the intestine w/o nerve endings is. If this is a very small part, they cut it out and reconnect the end of the intestine. If this is a large part, they cut it out and she would have to have a colostomy bag for a few months until the intestine healed from the surgery.

So, right now, we don't exactly know what will happen with the surgery. We trust in God that He will protect her throughout the upcoming days and weeks. Thank you all for your prayers and support. We love you all.

PS--Travis, this pic with the App State hat is for you. Enjoy it, cause it will be replaced with a VT picture soon. This pic is a few weeks old.

Joey, Amanda, Jordan, Jamie, and Dani Jo