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,...

Surgery #4 Updates...

11/05/2010 – 8:00 AM CST Shawn is now in surgery. They took her to the OR about 15 minutes ago, did some more pre-op work and the status on the screen is now showing that they have begun. The surgery should last about 2-3 hours, with time in recovery about 1-2 hours, depending on how well Shawn does. In the past she has had a hard time waking up, so I am going with the upper limit on that. It never gets easier, no...

…And the Journey Continues...

This will be just a very short entry to bring the blog back in sync with current events. We will be posting another update tomorrow as Shawn is going into surgery number four. The surgery tomorrow is set for 7 AM CST. Initially the thought was to deal with the issue of greatly increased chances for ovarian cancer by removing Shawn’s ovaries only. In the last few days Shawn felt impressed to investigate further, which...

Doing Well...

Hi Everyone! It’s been 3 days since my last surgery and I just wanted to let you all know that I’m doing GREAT! The pain this time has been minimal. I did take a pain killer on Friday night before bed (after coming home from the surgery center), but started to feel sick in the middle of the night from the pain killers, so decided to give Tylenol a try after that. I found that the Tylenol was sufficient, and by...

The Big Day – Surgery Day Updates...

The surgery today is scheduled for 12:15 PM CST and we are about to head out to the hospital. We will post updates as they become available and have a chance to post. Stay tuned. 11:45am – Arrived at the surgery center where they are currently preparing Shawn for surgery. Sadly, I was not allowed to go with her, but I will see her before they take her to the OR. The surgery should take 2 1/2 to 3 hours we were told....

Here We Are Again...

Well, we certainly are. It is amazing how the constant of time can warp and seemingly speed up, while almost never slowing down. It seems that we’ve just done this a little bit ago. Shawn’s last surgery (number two in this journey) was barely seven months ago and the one scheduled for this Friday (8/20) will make it number three. So, what has transpired since and what are we looking at this time around? For...

Health Update...

Hi Everyone. We hope this post finds all of you well! Thanks to each of you who have recently asked me for a health update. I apologize for not sending out an update sooner. Once things settled down a little bit in February I thought it would be good to take a break from sending out updates, after the intense few weeks that began our year. You were all so gracious to stick with us during that time, and I just wasn’t...