Just an update, albeit an uneventful one, that Eli was sent in for his biopsy about an hour and a half ago. They are going to do three things. 1) Cut out a piece of the tumor so they can determine what kind it is. This will require going in through his belly and cutting out a chunk of the tumor. Further CT Scans last night show that it extends from down in his pelvis to up into his chest, but it doesn’t seem to be choking any of his main arteries or impending any blood flow, which is good. 2) They will extract bone marrow to see if the tumor has gotten into his bones. 3) They will install a “semi permanent” IV, which will basically give them a port to administer medicine or extract blood without having to poke him numerous times. It does down through the neck and runs under his skin. It will probably be in there for a while, they can even use it to administer chemotherapy if needed.
They expect surgery to last 3.5-4 hrs. They are calling our room with updates throughout. Hopefully by tomorrow they’ll have a better idea as to what we’re dealing with and how we will proceed with treating it. As he was getting droopy from his meds before the surgery, he was laughing at how silly daddy looked in his “doctor’s outfit”. First time I had seen a smile or a laugh in days. I was able to hold him as he fell asleep. Now we’re just praying for wisdom for the doctors and a quick recovery for Eli. We appreciate all of the prayers.
Romans 8:26 Likewise the Spirit helps us in our weakness. For we do not know what to pray for as we ought, but the Spirit himself intercedes for us with groanings too deep for words. 27And he who searches hearts knows what is the mind of the Spirit, because the Spirit intercedes for the saints according to the will of God. 28And we know that for those who love God all things work together for good, for those who are called according to his purpose.
Aaron
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