Aubreys Story

Dear friends and family,

I want to thank you all for visiting this site and hope you all will pray for Aubrey and our family. Aubrey was recently diagnosed with a metabolic disease called Pyruvate Dehydrogenase Complex Deficiency (PDCD). What that means is her body does not break down sugars to create energy. It just builds up in her system as lactic acid. A few things Aubrey is faced with in having this disease is developmental delay, low muscle tone, seizures, loss of brain tissue and abnormal growth of the corpus callosum in the brain.

Previous to this diagnosis Aubrey was seen by a neurologist for a possible seizure we though she had. At that time they did a EEG which monitors the brain waves to detect seizures. No seizures were recorded at that time but it did show she had abnormal brain waves so more tests followed. They did a MRI where they found several different brain abnormalities including loss of tissue and a abnormal corpus callosum. That is what led her doctor to believe something more serious had to have caused this. Her neurologist refered us to the genetics department at children's hospital where they would do further tests to determine the source. After several blood tests and a skin biopsy and waiting a few months here we are.

There is no cure for this disease and the outcome is...for lack of better words...not good. All we can do now is pray for her and that is what I need all of you to do. For her and for us!!