Well for those of you that know about Jared's heart condition, part of his follow-up care is yearly CT scans to check up on the repair work he had done in 2007. Jared had his CT scan in March and last Friday May 14 we meet with a vascular surgeon to discuss the results. The good news is that Jared doesn't have to immediate surgery, the bad news is that he will need more surgery in 6-12 months and it will be BIG and COMPLICATED! Once he has the surgery it will probably involve a heart surgeon and vascular surgeon. Apparently Jared has some kind of undetermined condition that is causing a dissection along the entire length of his aorta and in the arteries above his heart. The easiest way to explain what it means is that the inner most layer of his aorta has pulled away from the middle muscular layer creating two pathways for blood flow. The good news is that his internal organs are receiving adequate blood flow. The bad news is that the blood flowing toward the middle muscular layer is dilating his arteries and weakening them. This dilation and weakening of the arteries leaves him susceptible to aneurysms which is life threating if they burst. Most people have an aorta 1 inch in diameter Jared's is about 2 inches. Please keep us in your prayers. The surgeon said Jared has youth on his side since when they normally do this kind of surgery it is on someone twice his age, but we are still scared and uncertain as to what the future looks like for our family.