Bud Bayley's grandson- in -law has an urgent prayer request. Bud has given Gateway much help with our computer and is a 'Friend of Gateway':
Hey everyone,
Many of you already know that we are expecting an a new member of our family next May. We are excited about this news, but we have recently received some hard news. I am writing today to update everyone on the status of this pregnancy.
Today we had our "level 2" ultrasound at Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center in Manchester, NH. Last week's ultrasound revealed some abnormalities in the baby's spinal development, which needed more investigation. We found out today that we are at 12 weeks, nearly finished with our first trimester, but the baby officially has Cystic Hygroma. This means that excess fluid is building up behind the baby's spine, a condition that usually indicates genetic or cardiac problems. On the genetic front we are most likely looking at Down's syndrome, Turner's syndrome, Trisomy 18, or Trisomy 13. On the cardiac front, I am a little less clear. If it is a result of cardiac problems, then it is probably also related to Down's syndrome.
The doctor told us that the majority of these pregnancies end in miscarriage, but the odds improve as you move through the second trimester. I am sending this information in a mass e-mail because it is hard to talk about it right now. I don't know what lies ahead, but we both want to take this pregnancy to term. It is amazing, but they will perform an abortion up to 22 weeks.
As you can probably imagine, we are pretty surprised by this turn of events. I will try to keep everyone posted as this develops. Feel free to pray as you see fit, but especially pray that God will give us peace right now. We miss you all and look forward to catching up with many of you at Thanksgiving.
Sincerely,
Jacob Austin
Hey everyone,
Many of you already know that we are expecting an a new member of our family next May. We are excited about this news, but we have recently received some hard news. I am writing today to update everyone on the status of this pregnancy.
Today we had our "level 2" ultrasound at Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center in Manchester, NH. Last week's ultrasound revealed some abnormalities in the baby's spinal development, which needed more investigation. We found out today that we are at 12 weeks, nearly finished with our first trimester, but the baby officially has Cystic Hygroma. This means that excess fluid is building up behind the baby's spine, a condition that usually indicates genetic or cardiac problems. On the genetic front we are most likely looking at Down's syndrome, Turner's syndrome, Trisomy 18, or Trisomy 13. On the cardiac front, I am a little less clear. If it is a result of cardiac problems, then it is probably also related to Down's syndrome.
The doctor told us that the majority of these pregnancies end in miscarriage, but the odds improve as you move through the second trimester. I am sending this information in a mass e-mail because it is hard to talk about it right now. I don't know what lies ahead, but we both want to take this pregnancy to term. It is amazing, but they will perform an abortion up to 22 weeks.
As you can probably imagine, we are pretty surprised by this turn of events. I will try to keep everyone posted as this develops. Feel free to pray as you see fit, but especially pray that God will give us peace right now. We miss you all and look forward to catching up with many of you at Thanksgiving.
Sincerely,
Jacob Austin
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