Day 31

Well, Seton had one really good night this week, a few okay nights and the last 3 have not been so good. He has decided that he really doesn’t need to sleep at night and that an hour here and there will do him just fine, so he can fuss all afternoon when we keep him up… So please pray for his sleeping schedule to line up with the rest of Texas at least and not the other side of the world. J

Just for fun...This is an old picture but I love the expression on his face

Today’s prayer request is for the occipital lobes of the brain to be fully functional. These are the most posterior lobes, at the back of the head.

The only function of the occipital lobes is vision.

Observed Problems when injured:

• Defects in vision (Visual Field Cuts)
• Difficulty with locating objects in environment
• Difficulty with identifying colors (Color Agnosia)
• Production of hallucinations Visual illusions - inaccurately seeing objects
• Word blindness - inability to recognize words
• Difficulty in recognizing drawn objects
• Inability to recognize the movement of an object (Movement Agnosia)
• Difficulties with reading and writing

~Shawna~

A Girl Restored to Life and a Woman Healed

¹⁸ While he was saying these things to them, behold, a ruler came in and knelt before him, saying, “My daughter has just died, but come and lay your hand on her, and she will live.” ¹⁹ And Jesus rose and followed him, with his disciples. ²⁰ And behold, a woman who had suffered from a discharge of blood for twelve years came up behind him and touched the fringe of his garment, ²¹ for she said to herself, “If I only touch his garment, I will be made well.” ²² Jesus turned, and seeing her he said, “Take heart, daughter; your faith has made you well.” And instantly the woman was made well. ²³ And when Jesus came to the ruler's house and saw the flute players and the crowd making a commotion, ²⁴ he said, “Go away, for the girl is not dead but sleeping.” And they laughed at him. ²⁵ But when the crowd had been put outside, he went in and took her by the hand, and the girl arose. ²⁶ And the report of this went through all that district.

Matthew 9:18-26

Picture and information from  http://www.neuroskills.com/brain-injury/brain-function.php