Just wanted to update you on some of the specifics of Natasha's surgery. We would ask that you continue to pray for the healing process. The important part now is that 'fusion' takes place. The body must accept the 'laboratory' bone that was placed in her spine. If the body accepts this 'laboratory bone' then fusion takes place and the surgery is successful. However, if the body rejects this new 'lab. bone' then they will have to do surgery again. This is the process where they trick the body into thinking your back is broken so that it will grow new bone (lab. bone is not an actual bone). The new bone grows around the rods and fuses together. Lord Willing! We just wanted to let you know, so that you would know how better to pray; however, aren't you glad that God knows it all! We don't have to have the correct terminology - He understands! Slava Boga!