The LORD will be a stronghold for the oppressed,
A stronghold in times of trouble.
And those who know Thy name will put their trust in Thee,
For Thou alone, O Lord, dost not forsake those who seek Thee.
Psalm 9:9-10

Friday morning I had a CT scan. What an easy deal! Whew. In and out, done.

We met with the Ear Nose Throat (ENT) Dr. later that morning. After all the tests and exams and looking at the CT scan he couldn't find any evidence of spinal fluid leaking (SPL).

He said he is 98% sure that I don't have a leak.

That is okay by us, we want the right answer not just any answer.
But honestly...REALLY??!! What other thing can it be? What other dead end road is waiting for us to travel down it?!

I can't say enough appreciation for our neurologist. He talked with the ENT and they discussed what to do next. He also talked with other neurologists, that he meets with to discuss difficult cased, about my situation. He said he will call us on Saturday to let us know what he wants to schedule next (on Sat.! Going out of his way, very nice of him).

The only things that point to a SFL are my symptoms of headache relief when I lie down and the test we did in Fresno with radiation that was put into my spinal fluid and was found on the matierial they stuck up my nose (which means the only way to get their is leakage draining out). So they will probably do a repeat of that study to find out if it was done accurately. Because when it was done it wasn't full and complete in their scans and readings.

This morning we hiked around Silly Mountain, just a few minutes away from where we are staying. It was quite a hike. The landscaping here is mostly rocks, dirt, shrubbery, and tall cacti. In fact the dirt was mainly small crushed up rocks. Beautiful in it's own colorful way.
It was great walking around after a week of waiting and sitting.
But afterwords my head was killing me.

We are staying with Andrew's Aunt. She is hospitable and easy to be around. She has made it relaxing and comfortable. It is such a blessing to stay with family rather than at a hotel. It is about an hour away from the Mayo Clinic.

THANK YOU FAMILY AT HOME TAKING CARE OF OUR KIDS.
We know that it is exhausting work, and although we know you love it and don't think twice about doing it, at the same time we realize that it takes extra effort and energy. I wish that I could be like Star Trek and beam the kids here and back. It's so tough being away from them.