Thursday, September 25, 2008

The move

Mother is a new resident of Birmingham. She was successfully moved to Trinity yesterday. Upon her arrival, the new doctor completed several scans of her. He studied the results, and discussed his plan with us. He told us of the four problems areas that he discovered. In his opinion, he wanted to do another brain surgery to relieve the problem areas. It was tough to swallow, but we wanted the problems he identified fixed. We prayed to our Father, and he gave us the comfort to go ahead with the surgeries. She was scheduled for this morning.

Today was a long, anxious, and tiresome day. Mother was taken to the OR around 1140 am. She underwent the anesthesia, and was in surgery for approximately 2 hours. The doctor came out, and discussed what was performed. He tackled the areas of concern, and she did well. It was was a relief. Praise God! The doctor removed a blood clot that was on the left side of the brain. He relieved an enormous amount of pressure from her brain. He relieved a pocket of fluid that was collecting under her skin but above the skull.

This is the first step, and it was a big one. It is amazing how powerful the work of our Lord is, and He has told us that if we believe, we can move mountains. We have to wait and see how this new environment and how the procedures will help Mother. We thank you all, and we Glorify God. He is great.

Thanks,

Keith and Family

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