VP Shunt Surgery

Emilie has just been taken into surgery to install the vp shunt. Though we’re not excited about this, Holly and I are at peace. God has led us this far, He will safely lead us home.

Please keep her in prayer during this procedure. We’re still believing God for a miracle and we’re holding on tightly to His arm. His promises are sure!

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Praying for the Neurosurgeon as he/she performs the surgery that it is as successful as planned. Also, praying for a speedy recovery for baby post-surgery. Lastly, lifting all of you Holly and Seth, Watkins and Yelorda family as you continue to walk in faith during this process of baby’s recovery. God is still in control. We love you family!

prayed. will have those on the prayer line pray for her now, too.

Lifting you all up in prayer right now!! Playing Smokie Norful.. God is Able!!

Praying right now. Your family has been in our prayers since day one.

Keep holding on to Him.
I also have a shunt in my brain draining the fluid from my right brain. When I was rushed into surgery for my aneurysm rupture and survived, it was answered prayer. During the post surgery time and immediate recovery my family, friends and church family prayed for healing, however healing had already taken place, I left the hospital alive but still broken.
About 4 months later I had my first seizure and was rushed to the ER. The neurosurgeon looked at the scan and told us I would need to have a VP shunt. A few days later we had the surgery and two years next month, I am still holding strong and healed even with the shunt. Back then we all thought I was healed and alive but I had a seizure. My non-christian family member said to me after, “because of that seizure they found out you needed the shunt before any major damage was done to an already damaged brain. I thought I was healed after the surgery but I continued to have seizures once a month for the next nine months.
I was disheartened and questioning why. Then I met someone, a newly converted christian who had a similar crisis from an aneurysm rupture. Praying with and for her helped me cope with my own emotional and spiritual heartache, and physical pain, and it was no longer why, but how could I move on, live with this experience, remembering 2 Cor 1:3-7 .
I was anointed 1 month before my 1 year original surgery date anniversary and thought this was it,no more seizures, I am anointed and healed.
1 month later, the devil thought he could turn me away from trusting God with a seizure which was worse than all the other 9 seizures. My heart sank but I held on to God’s unchanging hand and His word. My journey was not complete and I had a distance to go.
I prayed and prayed, and to this day I believe against all medical odds I will not live with this shunt forever while I am here on earth. God’s healing may be different from what we ask and expect. He heals in His time and according to how His will not ours.
Stay strong in Him. Lifting Emilie up in prayer.