Monday May 19th Update

As of today - we have a surgery date of Thursday June 4th at 2:00 pm. It will be preformed by a specialist named Dr. Yu at the nueroopthomoligist clinic on State Line Rd. We have chosen the outpatient procedure as we have our hospice nurse who comes twice a week. She will monitor the eye as the Dr. said he would remove the growth and a bit of healthy tissue surrounding the cancer as he wants to make sure he gets all of the cancer. I will have a couple stitches and the usual discomfort of anyone who has an operation on the eye. Blurred vision and the possibility of infection. He will then send the cancer off to have it investigated -- the biggest concern is if this is a malignant growth or not .. and then if the entire eyeball would have to be removed.

We are comfortable with this but we are have our Oncologist review all of this and if he knows of a better surgeon and.or if we can get a sooner surgery date .. things might change.

You can also pray for me .. as I am pushing myself to become more mobile .. it also has increased the possiblity of accidents. I have taken a couple of nasty falls the last couple days. The Lord has kept me from any serious injuries but I am scheduled to get a hip xray tomorrow.

Thanks for your prayers .. my personal feelings during this time are rather numb .. however the Holy Spirit is very active .. testifying to my spirit that I am a child of God. Rom 8:16. This quiet but consistent witness deep inside me is a source of great confort, reassureance and stregnth. It's a constant assurance of His love for me (why me I'll never know) .. it will be with me through every circumstance .. now and forever. How truly amazing.