Praise God with us!!

Everything went well today. No problems. Mom is resting and sleeping under a blanket of sedatives. We are very relieved and thankful she is ok. Rejoice with us!!! (details below)

Throughout the day, we received hourly updates that she was doing well and the surgery progression was (at times slow but) good.

They called us at about 7:30pm to tell us that the surgery was a success and that they would begin the process of closing things up. We didn’t expect to hear this until 10pm, so it was encouraging to hear that the work progressed well and faster than they expected.

Her surgeon met with us at 10pm and was clearly exhausted but very pleased by how things went. Her recovery should be 100%! We are thrilled!! He said, “It was near perfect. Could not have been better.” He was able to get 95% of the tumor and described that it was fully removed from all the important areas. The day matched EXACTLY his best case for Mom. WOW. Post-op, all the tests they did on her were excellent. (wiggling toes on command, thumbs up on the proper hand, etc.)

She has a day of sleep ahead of her and several days of intense pain. In the next few days, we expect her to be hurting and sore… so please keep praying for her to recovery normally with no infections and a minimum of pain, no neurological issues, etc.

As you might imagine, we’re VERY THANKFUL that this risky operation has gone well. God has truly been gracious and shown us… yet again… that He can be trusted. We knew it and we’ve seen it time and time again. (Even when things don’t go according to “our” plan.) We do trust Him and thank you all for praying, encouraging and loving on us through this process.

Your encouraging words and expressions of love and care have helped us greatly.

Thanks and much love to you all,
Jason/Becca, Jenn, Dave, Paula & Bill, Tom and Rich (Dave's brothers)