Day 220

Wednesday, October 13th, 2010

Day 220 - My mom had her surgery this afternoon and all has seemed to have gone well.  Praise God!  The surgeon removed a 3 cm malignant tumor along the "great curve" of her stomach.  He performed a "wedge surgery" which took out very little of her stomach.  The laparoscopic surgery lasted a little over an hour and now she will be in recovery for 2-3 days.  The pathology reports should be back Friday to confirm exactly what was removed (apparently it's very important that no cancer cells are found in the "margins"). 

Thank you so very much to all who prayed for Judy these past few days.  We're confident God heard your prayers!  Mom is very relieved to have this behind her and is looking forward to getting back on her feet. 

"Father, thank You for what seems to be a successful surgery.  I give You praise for your mercy.  Thank You for my mother and all she means to me and the kids.  I pray You'd give her many more years."