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Wednesday, July 23, 2014

Busy Week at Children's Hospital

Well, Ed had surgery this morning, after an MRV last evening.

Tomorrow we return to the clinic for chemotherapy.

The surgery seems to have gone well. A new port is now in Ed's upper chest. The surgeon peeked at the wound in Ed's chest from the last port. That, he said, seemed to be looking good too.

There was a moment that came directly from our Lord today. The nurse who checked us in came into the room telling us that she knew us, had close friends that went to our church, and had been praying for us! She did her duty, then prayed with us. What comfort, what peace. The tone of the day was set.

After the surgical procedure and lumbar puncture we ran into our oncologist in the hospital cafeteria. He was pleased to see Ed, and was happy with us about the report, back from Seattle, that there are no cancer cells found in the blood testing from the last day of induction. We might see him tomorrow too.

Also happenstance, we saw our wound specialist as we walked toward the parking ramp! She gave encouragement as well, as we headed home with new equipment installed! We'll see her tomorrow too.

So goes a day.

Dear friends, my niece, Grandpa and Grandma were all waiting with us in the surgery center for Ed's operation. It was party-like.

Small steps toward ease in treatment procedures make us happy.

This port placement today should be a real help.

SO, please pray for NO infection. (That would be crazy, improbable, and completely bizarre.) Please pray anyway. Please pray for Ed too, as he seems to have crossed poles into a manic phase. Things are under control, but it still is hard. I can't imagine how his brain can handle everything, and I believe it is only God's gracious strength and help that gets him through all of this incredible chemical barrage. Pray for sleep as he recovers from the surgery.

We are home nights, so thankful for that.

In and out, our schedules are flexible. They must be.

Recovery.

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