Tuesday, January 20, 2009

We met with Austin's geneticist today. What a wonderful doctor she is. You can really tell the compassion she has for her job and how dear she holds Austin's well being to heart. We like how she said to us....."when we find his diagnosis." What a great team Austin has. We went over his MRI results. There was no abnormalities of the brain. There was a small arachnoid cyst found by his cerebellum, which may or may not play a role in balance problems for Austin. It has been there since his last MRI with no changes. So........back to the drawing board. Austin will undergo a new set of blood tests here in the next couple of weeks to test for different genetic disorders. Are fingers are crossed.

2 comments:

hendywow said...

You will be in our Prayers!

Sunshine said...

It's so nice to hear you have a good geneticist. Jack's geneticist also seems like a wonderful, genuinely caring person. I'll keep my fingers crossed for you. If you haven't already, you should check out mydaughtersdna.org. It was started by a geneticist dedicated to find the genetic cause of his daughter's disability, and was successful. He started the site to help other parents of undiagnosed children team up with geneticists to find the genetic causes of their illnesses.