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Thank you! Brooks was born March 7 He was due in June..Brooks
is my husband's youngest brother's grandchild.
His mom Kami wrote this update this afternoon.

"Yesterday we received some very upsetting news from the
doctor regarding Brooks's ultrasound. While the good
news is there is no new bleeding in his brain, the
areas they saw before that appeared to be damaged areas
that occured in utero were a lot more extensive or
global than they first thought. They have no way of
knowing how or why the brain was deprived of oxygen or
injured. As the doctor said, that is something only
Brooks and the placenta know. The cystic areas are in
the temporal and occicipital lobes.

What this means is the Brooks has a very high chance of
having developmental disabilities--to
what extent, no one can say until he starts growing and
maturing. However, we are optimistic and hopeful
that because an infant's brain is still developing and
has plasticity, other areas of his brain could take over
and help cover the damaged areas. We also know Brooks
is a fighter and so are we so we will do whatever it
takes. This is all part of God's plan and we have
absolute faith that Brooks is destined to do great
things in this world--we might just have to take
paths along the way that we didn't expect to or want to.

He continues to do well with his breathing and feedings and
in fact, the feedings have been increased again
today. We will continue to pray for God to nuture him
and help him grow strong. We know the power of pray so
we ask you to continue to pray with us and for us."