Last Friday, Mom had her doctor appointment (yes, another appointment, with yet another doctor!) here in Grand Rapids. She met with an Ear Nose Throat Specialist who will be doing her surgery. He said he would extract two teeth, plus the bone the teeth are attached to, which will in turn leave an opening to her sinus cavity. There will be no reconstructive surgery; things will hopefully heal all on their own. As you can imagine, it will be painful for some time. They will give her some medicine to manage that. Her surgery is scheduled for late Monday, May 14. This will be an out patient surgery with an overnight stay. They want her to stay for observation and make sure she's doing good before leaving. After the surgery, she is coming to our house to stay for at least a week, depending on how well she's feeling etc. to return home. We'll play it by ear to make sure things are going okay before she returns to Ludington.
Please pray for the doctor to have wisdom as to how much bone around the area of the two teeth needs to be removed, and that he will be able to remove the whole tumor without any other complications such as infection. Also, pray for quick healing and recovery for her...and the pain to be minimal.
In times like this, I don't know how people that don't have the Lord in their life handles these situations. I am so grateful for you, my family and friends, who are upholding our family in prayer. Thank you from the bottom of our hearts. God is the Great Physician and Healer, in Him we will trust.
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