I am so excited about Emmabug's Miracle Tree.
Emma was diagnosed with "Metopic Craniosynostosis" on January 17th 2006. They felt at the time her case was mild enough that she would not need surgery to correct it.
They went for a follow up appointment on June 8th 2006 and her skull deformation had progressed at an alarming rate. They told them they would need to operate in order to correct her head shape and prevent any brain and eye damage! She was scheduled for surgery on July 19th 2006..
The Surgery lasted 8 1/2 hours. She was in the hospital for 2 1/2 weeks. She surpassed all expectations and started walking and talking after just a week.
Today she is one of the sassiest little 3 year olds I have ever known. I just love Emma and I am so thankful for her miracle.
If you want to see our tree, we are in spot G-103.
Craniosynostosis is a Cranial disorder in which the sutures of the skull plates close prematurely - before the brain is through growing.This disorder has the result of an abnormal skull and deformation of the shape of the head.
I have a couple of passions in life and decorating is one of them. I know its a typical girl thing but I love being creative and I love color. My bedroom has been seriously neglected for a while now. I kind of just got lost in the routine of things. But with my old life's routine so severely disrupted, I noticed how LAME my bedroom looked. The very first thing I did was rearrange the the furniture. I put my bed at an angle in the corner, but was kind of freaked out by the open space behind my head board. I came up with a fabulous solution; a tension wire/ hanging hook set up from Ikea and some beautiful, aqua blue, sheer, curtains I found on clearance. I had my favorite handy-man, Jimmy, come over and help set it up. I also acquired a fuzzy, shimmery, brown body pillow. It looks great with the blues. To top it all off, I made a really cute 16x20 stretched canvas that says "Sweet Dreams" and I used little pictures of all the things that give me sweet dreams around as a border.
