Update on Walter Ruh

An email to me from Stacie...

First off, thank you EVERYONE for all the phone calls, emails, and prayers!!! We LOVE you all so much. We are so thankful for our great friends and family.

Here is the latest on Walter Ruh. The neurosurgeon came in tonight and said that Walter Ruh has a cavernous malformation and because of where it is located on his brain (too deep) they WILL NOT do surgery. Instead, they are recommending something called Gamma Knife Surgery/Radiation. Which is a non-invasive neurosurgical procedure that uses powerful doses of radiation to target and treat diseased brain tissue while leaving surrounding tissue intact. I have found some information on both issues and have enclosed it as an attachment so you can read it.

They are going to do some more testing on him tomorrow, because Dr. Ingrahm said the Cavernous Malformation should not have caused him to pass out and make his blood pressure go up and pulse rate stay below 50. He believes something else must be going on. So he has ordered more testing. I believe an EKG and some other things.

We will keep you updated as we hear any information from the doctors. Thanks again for all the prayers...we have felt them!!

Stacie