Kristie heard from her mother tonight, and gave us and update. Here is Kristie's email: "i just got off the phone with my mom. she said that karie does get to come home tonight at some point. not sure what time. they say she has cavernoma. i'm going to research that term. they are putting her on seizure meds for 3 to 6 months and she can't drive for about a month. they are going to keep an eye on her thyroid and the lesions on her brain. periodically, they will take scans of these. the news sounds a lot better than what we've been hearing over the weekend. please continue to pray for her. she's got a long journey ahead of her" Here is what I found out about this online: Cavernoma A Cavernoma is also known as a cavernous haemangioma. It is a congenital and usually a non-hereditary cavernous vascular malformation of a vein situated in the brain or spinal cord. In contrast to the AVM (arteriovenous malformation) the blood flow in the cavernoma is low. As the walls of the cavernoma are weak, blood slowly seeps out into the surrounding tissue. A cavernoma may vary in size from one millimetre to a couple of centimetres. Thanks to the more generalised use of magnetic imaging, cavernomas are now diagnosed more frequently than before. Due to their low blood flow these malformations are not visible on angiograms. In Finland cavernomas occur sporadically, but in some countries cavernomas occur as a familial disease. The cavernoma gene is located in the seventh chromosome. Cavernomas develop inconspicuously, and it is estimated that about half a percent of the population have cavernomas in their central nervous system. The majority of cavernomas are detected at the age of 20 to 40 years on the basis of the following symptoms: headache, epileptic fit, neurological deficiency such as weakness of the limbs, or generally a small, but sometimes massive, haemorrhage. The risk of a cavernoma bleeding is about 1-2 % over the years. The haemorrhage from of a cavernoma is usually clearly smaller than for example that of an aneurysm or an arteriovenous malformation (AVM). Cavernomas situated in the brainstem or the cerebellum tend to bleed more easily and cause more damage than those found in the cerebrum. It is advisable to have cavernomas surgically removed as a prophylactic measure. When the site of the cavernoma prevents surgery, stereotactic radiation, which causes little harm to the surrounding tissue, is an acceptable form of treatment.

Holy Shit, I'm sorry redcatt. I hope you & Kristie are ok. I don't really understand the medical stuff but obviously Kristies sister is sick. I can give you both alot of info on seizure medications. If you need anything please call

I hope she gets better soon.

Redcatt, I'm glad what they found wasn't a malignant tumor, and that what your sister-in-law has is curable. Surgery is always a scary thing (I know, because my older brother has to go for heart bypass next month) but I hope you take comfort knowing that the surgery will make things better for her. Take care and may you and your family recover well from this ordeal. :)

I'm so sorry to hear about your sister-inlaw, I'll pray for her ,this we feel is a cruel old world,and many times we like to give up and say the heck with it all,but somehow in the back of our mind we keep hearing our inner voice saying prayer's may help and can't hurt.i wish her back to a healthy life,

We will keep you are and your family in our thoughts and prayers. We hope she makes a full recovery.