Disappointing News

So we heard from the East coast doctors regarding Mia's scoliosis.  The news was what we kind of anticipated, but we wanted to remain hopeful that the experts in the field might be able to do something different with Mia's special case.  So, now we have some big decisions ahead of us.  At what point do we absolutely need to do surgery for Mia's back?  Is it better to wait or not to wait?  How much of her back should be fused?  I guess what is so heart wrenching for us at this point is knowing that if we do end up having surgery, the chances of further risk and degeneration of her back from the surgery are high.  It's not really a matter of "if" the degeneration will happen, but "when"... and there are pain and problems with that which are just so discouraging to us to even think about.  That in itself makes me want to hold off as long as possible, but correcting a smaller curve is easier than correcting a larger curve.  If her back were to not change at all from this point forward, I think the doctors would agree that she would not need a surgery, but knowing scoliosis, that would be a miracle.  So, please be praying with us and for us as we sort out everything.