tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8581317431133132518.post20346959120191418..comments2023-07-25T06:31:22.641-05:00Comments on Jude; The diary of a baby and a stroke: A little downJennifer Ortizhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14350225247489608653noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8581317431133132518.post-10198442613471585292009-02-11T23:18:00.000-06:002009-02-11T23:18:00.000-06:00Such sweetness.Jenn, I know EVERYTHING you are fee...Such sweetness.<BR/>Jenn, I know EVERYTHING you are feeling because you are feeling exactly how I felt when Max was Jude's age.<BR/><BR/>You must not think too hard about the MRIs. They can show the damage, but they do NOT tell you or the doctors how Jude will progress. I'm telling you, Max's MRI was horrible. And while he is not a "perfect" child today, he is doing really well for himself and doing all sorts of things we never thought he'd be able to. Babies brains are malleable, like Heather says. "Plastic" is the words doctors use. They have the ability to regenerate. <BR/><BR/>I know how scary and unnerving this all is, how you just want to KNOW what the future holds. So I agree with Heather, try to have hope and faith, but what also helps is trying to hard to just focus on Jude--the progress he makes, his cuteness, what you can do to encourage him and teach him and all that good stuff.Ellen Seidmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01433429847255621203noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8581317431133132518.post-49786017688603283932009-02-11T16:52:00.000-06:002009-02-11T16:52:00.000-06:00First,thank you for coming by Zoey's site.If you h...First,thank you for coming by Zoey's site.If you have been before and somehow I missed you,I apologize.Life,here,as you might see,is nothing short of hectic.When I read your post I was drawn to write something similar to something I left on another mom's blog the other day.So I repeat it,not because I am lazy but because it truly is what I feel and it is this .... hope and faith.Those two things are the only things that will see you through days like this.And,having days where you doubt and wonder and worry and are scared are necessary as well.Jude will do amazing things.I promise you that.They may not be by the definition of amazing that you held before but they will be amazing and you will appreciate them in a way that you never did before.Zoey's inutero stoke was huge.That MRI is something my husband and I don't ever want to see again.However,that they suffered them when they did and the facttheir little brains are so pliable and new, will make all the difference.I do not mean to diminish your feelings because believe me,I have been there.With every single diagnosis and up until this latest,our faith and strength has been tested but our faith that God and Zoey will lead the way has been the ultimate things to see us to another day.I wish you all the best for your sweet Jude.Feel free to email me if you have any questions I might be able to answers and lastly,Be good to yourself.You are doing the best you can and from my perspective you are doing an awesome job.Heatherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04209967185741239050noreply@blogger.com