Christmas 2007 & My Son’s Health Report

Yesterday afternoon my family and I returned from a refreshing Christmas vacation in Bodega Bay

with my parents, brother, and sister in-law. We had a rich time together: conversing, laughing, walking on the beach, reading, eating, riding motorcycles, playing, praying, sleeping in, giving/receiving gifts, and celebrating Jesus’ birth. We also enjoyed a late night viewing of Hitchcock’s classic, The Birds, which was filmed in Bodega Bay.

On the way up to Bodega Bay my wife and I took our son Cru to a hospital in San Francisco that specializes in pediatric radiology where Cru could receive a CT scan. For a little while now there’s been some mild concern over a small bump on my son’s face. The purpose of this CT scan was to find out the identity of this bump (is it comprised of bone?, tissue?, fluid?, etc.).

While waiting a long 2 hours for the CT scan, Cru and I discovered that hospital floors provide an ideal, slick surface for cardboard box racing:

After many box races, it came time for Cru’s CT scan. The little guy proved tough as I held him and he received anesthetic through a gas mask. After falling asleep, I laid Cru down and he received his CT scan:

A few minutes later, Cru was back in our arms. He didn’t have very much fun coming out of the anesthesia, but within 20 minutes he calmed down and began eating Cheerios:

A few days later, while in Bodega Bay, we received the results from the CT scan. The news was good. What Cru has is called a dermoid, a small mass of tissue that didn’t properly grow together while Cru was in the womb. If this dermoid were ever to rupture it could cause some problems for Cru, so we will probably have it surgically removed in the coming months.

Taylor and I aren’t too concerned about all this. We recognize that our son’s medical issues are extremely minor compared to that of many other children. And, while in Bodega Bay, we observed that Cru is in no pain at all–nothing’s slowing down his active personality or his sand-eating habits:

However, I would appreciate it if you thought to pray for Cru and for our family as we consider how to move forward in handling this minor medical matter. I debated about whether or not to share any of this here on the blog, but I figured it would be best to do so because it would trigger more prayer for my son. Thanks for praying.

I hope you all enjoyed a merry Christmas, as my family did. Blogging should be light the rest of this week. Next week I plan to return to a normal blogging schedule.