2月份

Praise the Lord!!! Grace entered surgery at 4:30 PM this afternoon (after a two hour delay) and finished her surgery at 7:30 PM. The surgeon came to speak with us directly after the surgery and told us that he believed the surgery went quite successfully. Grace did not bleed very much, and he was able to remove the lobe that had the tumor in it. Grace has 4/5 of her lung capacity still and the doctor said she should be able to recover and leave the hospital in 5-7 days. The surgeon checked the entire area around the tumor and did not find anything else that looked suspicious. In his words, the mass was "localized" and appeared to be at an early stage with no spreading to nearby lobes or lymph nodes. The surgeon is sending everything to be tested in a lab and we will not find out the final results until next week. Grace will be in the recovery room for two hours and then will be transported to ICU (intensive care unit). Please continue to pray for her pain because the doctor said that after this type of surgery she will be sore for about one month. Every time she breathes it will cause her pain for the next few weeks, so please pray that the Lord would minimize her pain especially in the next few days (5-7 days) and that she would be able to recover quickly and completely. She did not take the epidureal injection so please pray for the medication she will be taking for pain. She wanted to convey her deepest gratitude for all the prayers. Thanks again for supporting us during this difficult time. We will continue to keep you updated.

With much love in Christ,

Otto and Jenel Sanchez