SAT 6/27 - Amy Update

Dear Friends,

I just left Amy about an hour ago. She is in ICU, not because she is in critical condition. There is a reason, but unfortunately I left that information somewhere between there and home. Forgive me. I’m old and tired.

She has great color in her face, she’s alert and talking, making sense even through the morphine. I’m not shocked by that as her official title in my life is “The Smartest Woman I’ve Ever Met”. I have trouble envisioning a time when she wouldn’t be coherent. Anyway, she didn’t look at all like a woman who has just been through major surgery. I did learn a piece of good news, but Bryan and Amy’s very good friend, Betsy, has worded it perfectly, so I’ll cut and paste.

got a call from Amy this morning and wanted to pass along something she said. The oncologist wanted to do chemo first, surgery second. We were praying that they would feel convicted to do whatever plan the Lord had for them. The surgeon got choked up in the meeting and said (he is a believer) that he had been having dreams about her and that they were to do surgery first, although they were concerned that they couldn't get all the cancer. The decision was heart wrenching, but they went with surgery first and had a successful and clean surgery. Isn't it exciting to see how our Lord works? My mother in law always says "The Lord works through prayer!" How true! I want this to be an encouragement to all the prayer warriors out there!

Previous to surgery, Amy had said that there were some lymph nodes under her collarbone that were cancerous but not accessible. This morning she told me that during surgery, the surgeon stuck his hand up underneath her collarbone and swept them all out. So now, as Amy says, everything in her body that glowed in the MRI is now gone. Praise God for His wonderful provision!

As for coming home, she said she needs to be able to demonstrate that she can move around on her own before her doctor will release her. She also needs to be able to leave the morphine pump at the hospital (rats!). She said possibly tomorrow, but more likely Monday. I’ll be sure and let you know what I hear.

She still has a long row to hoe, so we’ll keep loving on her and taking good care of her.

Blessings,
Laurie