It turns out, this fun little chapter did not end with 2018. We received a call from the neurosurgeon December 26th. He had reviewed Ali's most recent CT and discussed with the plastic surgeon. It was agreed that her body is reabsorbing the right side side of her skull that had previously been removed and then replaced. Because of this, they needed to again remove it and replace it was a plastic piece instead. 

Ali went in to surgery at 7:30am PST today. Total time was about 2 hours. I met with the neuro and plastic surgeons after, and they agreed that things went better than they even expected them to. The fit of the new bone flap was perfect, there was no infection or damage otherwise, and closure of the wound was straightforward. They believe she will make a quick recovery. Ali is in the neuro ICU tonight, tomorrow she will either transfer to general surgery recovery or head straight home, it all depends on how she's feeling. 

We're grateful for all the well wishes and support coming from everywhere. We are also looking forward to this being the last surgery she will need, and moving on to the next stage of life while watching the Wonder Twins grow.