Quick update: my mother's surgery went very well. The surgen said that she could not detect any spreading of the cancer, but will wait to confirm when the pathology reports come back. The surgery took about four hours, then she spent another three in recovery. When they brought her into her room last night at around 8:30pm our family was waiting there to greet her. Her spirit was up and she was smiling and wanting kisses from each of us. We asked Olson, our two year old son, to sing "Jesus Loves Me". It turned out to be a spiritual moment as my mom closed her eyes and joined the singing. By the "Yes, Jesus loves me" part we were all singing along quietly in the hospital room. It was a tear-jerking moment. Thanks for praying.
I've been getting quite a few emails and phone calls about mom , so here's the update. Today Gaile goes into the hospital for a very major cancer surgery. She'll be in for 7-10 days for recovery. She has the one of the best surgeons in the nation which give me some comfort, but at this point I'm relying on God's favor. Please join with us in prayer for her today. This has been a tough few months for my mom and Dad. Last September mom lost her dad to bladder cancer, a month later my dad's dad died with Alzheimers. The day of his memorial service my mom found out she had a very rare form of cancer. She immediately went in for 2 rounds (5 days each) of unsuccessful chemotherapy.
On the faith building side of things.... Almost 17 years ago my mom battled cancer for the first time. She went to the hospital for surgery to remove the cancer from her cervix but when the doctor went in to do the procedure it was miraculously gone. I believe that God heals, I want to believe that He will heal her again in any way he chooses.
I guess my first prayer is this- "God, help me in my disbelief", and my second is, "God, touch my mom's body and restore her". Please pray with me.
