(Elizabeth Swann & Jack Sparrow from "Pirates of the Caribbean")

Just an update ... Sydney has another surgery in mid-December. The main goal of the surgery is to lengthen the VEPTR device in her back. She has actually had a growth spurt and the device needs to be adjusted to accommodate for her growth (there were some days where she was sleeping for 12-14 hours & just eating non-stop). The surgery will last about 2 hours and the surgeon has told us to plan for at least one night in the hospital.

Sydney has such an amazing attitude ... even though her surgery will be very close to Christmas, she is in such good spirits.

Thanks for checking up on Sydney! We'll try to keep posting more frequently.

-A4