So what is the latest on Hawke? His next appointment is with the Nuerosurgery as a follow up and he will be receiving an MRI. What's significant about this MRI is he does not need to receive any anesthesia. Normally children have to receive anesthesia to undergo an MRI but the technology that U of M Hospital has allows us to avoid anesthesia for the MRI. This is a great blessing as anesthesia has risks involved and requires some pricking of a child so Hawke gets to avoid that type of pain and risk. Currently one of our big battles with Hawke is removing the bottle from his daily routine. This is very difficult as his appetite for food is very small and by eliminating the bottle we are decreasing his calorie intake. We are hoping by cutting out the bottle from his diet, his appetite will increase for regular food. So far there are mixed results. We really need a lot of prayer that Hawke will begin to increase his food intake. Since we cut out the bottle he has increased his wa
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