David Update

Many of my blogging friends have asked for an update on my nephew, David. I am happy to report that he is making huge gains every day! He has to relearn most everything from walking to talking to even swallowing again but he is determined to regain his full self back and is working very hard to get there. On Monday he was transferred to a rehabilitation hospital, Emanual, that specializes in working with children with problems like his. We are happy he is there and getting the physical, occupational, and speech therapy he needs. It is difficult for all of us mid-westerners in the family to be so far away. I wish he was closer so that we could visit. As for now, we are tentatively hoping for a trip out there next summer and have to be thankful for the daily updates we get from my brother and his wife. Thanks again for all that have been praying. God is faithful!

David Update

Thanks to all who prayed for our nephew, David, these past few days. We cannot tell you how much it has meant to us. After a long day of surgery, yesterday, we learned late last night that the tumor was larger than initially anticipated and it was benign. (Which, surprisingly, was not what the doctors were hoping for. They said that a malignant tumor would be easier to treat, it could be zapped and taken care of with chemo and radiation, where a benign one would likely grow back eventually.) After closing up his skull they found that he was hemorrhaging in another part of the brain and had to go back into surgery to sodderize that. I guess it was touch and go last night whether he would pull through all this but he seems to be doing much better today. He has been semi awake at times and can follow simple commands even. Praise the Lord! He is by no means out of the woods yet but we at least have a glimmer of hope that we will have the old David back soon. Thanks again for the prayers and support!

Prayer Request

My brother Rick's oldest son, David, age 11, was diagnosed on Tuesday with a tumor the size of a tennis ball on his brain. Doctors are operating Thursday (a 15 hour surgery) to remove the tumor. Please keep him and his family in your prayers. They live in Eugene, Oregon, but are in Portland at the hospital for surgery.