On The Final Stretch...

This will be the post for updates on today’s surgery. 8:15 AM – We’ve been at the surgery center since 7:00 AM this morning. We have the routine down by now. There is always some prep work the nurses and staff have to perform, followed by a visit from the surgeon, and the ‘I love you! See you in a little bit.’ Then the waiting and trying to keep yourself busy, while Shawn is in surgery. Mixed in...

Getting Ready for Surgery #5...

Amazing. Only four weeks ago we were preparing for Shawn’s fourth surgery. Amazing, as it seems like it’s been so much longer ago. Equally amazing how God has created the brain to handle dramatic events. Most of us have the ability to look back and bring everything into a proper perspective, that is, if we are guided by His Spirit and are able to allow His peace to rule our heart, our emotions, and our responses...

Latest Updates...

This is going to be a very quick update to keep everyone in the loop. After some initial difficulties after the last surgery, Shawn is doing quite well. There are still some residual issues she is dealing with, but we are confident that those will subside in the next few weeks as well. You may have read that a few days after the surgery Shawn had to go back in and had to have a small follow-up procedure done. Some of the...

Update From Shawn...

Wow, what can I say except “Thank you Jesus for your mercy and grace!!” I can hardly believe that I was having major surgery just yesterday! I certainly don’t look, or feel, like I just underwent a hysterectomy. I think even the doctors are quite amazed at how well I’m doing. I had 2 interns come by this morning to check on me and both expressed how well I looked. A little later 4 interns came by,...