Today was the day of my mom's surgery. We arrived at the hospital at 7:30 am and went to day surgery to check in. A nurse soon arrived to get mom set up in the room she would return after the surgery. My dad, Janet White, and myself were there to keep her company, and we talked and laughed until the doctors came to take her to the OR. Before she left the three of us laid our hands on her and prayed over her--for peace, for guidance of her surgeon's hands, and for the surgeon to be able to get all the cancer and find the lymph nodes easily.
She went into surgery at 10:15 and then into recovery until she came back to the room where we were waiting at 2:30. She slept all afternoon and occasionally woke up requesting ice chips :) At 5:30 Dr. Bryden came in to give us instructions on how to take care of mom after we took her home and also to tell us how the surgery went.
Dr. Bryden said that she was able to get the whole tumor and that she did not have to take any muscle because the tumor was completely contained within the surrounding tissue. She was also able to get 7 or 8 lymph nodes to test to see if the cancer has spread, and said this was excellent because sometimes she can only get a couple and then has to do another surgery later on to collect more for testing.
Mom is now home resting in bed. Her good friend Cheryl Pazia has come up from Saint John to help and the three of us are waiting on her hand and foot :)
THANK YOU so much for praying for all of us as we walk through this journey with mom. She is in good spirits but is very tired. We all feel your prayers and God's presence upholding us and giving us strength and peace.
Blessings,
Natalie
5 comments:
Thank you for updating Natalie. I have been checking most of the day to see if someone would update on the surgery.
Continued prayers.
Krista
Praise God for He is good and His mercy endureth forever! Love you sweet Nomad sister! Rest and allow those that God has so graciously provided to minister to you!
love and extra hugs
laurie
Amen Laurie!!!
Rest now Deb because the Lord must have something BIG in store for you next!
Our whole family has been actively praying for you and thinking of you. We are so glad that Natalie updated the blog.
XoXo
Danielle, Donnie, Kaitlyn, Mariah, Brookelyn & Colton
Thank you for the update. Adopted mom, Colleen, says "God is good all the time". Precious, Deb, just rest in the palm of God's hand and "Fear not, I will keep thee."
Oh my love, it is so difficult, but also heartwarming, to see how brave your are in Christ. This morning I weep in mourning for your loss as I read and re-read these notes. Today is a hard day for me. It is just hitting me that this is real. However, here's my song today --- "God is Bigger than the Boogie Man!! ... and He's watching over you and me!!!" :) (Gotta love Veggie Tales). Love you so much, Coach.
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