Ok, I realize that it's been about three weeks since I've updated this blog and alot has transpired in that time: Heathers mastectomy went well, she spend a week in the hospital recovering and has now had the chest tube drains removed. In addition to her breasts the doctors also removed several lymph nodes in her right armpit.
Due to pain complications, we have been in the hospital every day since her surgery, though we did skip a day when we first got home from the surgery every other day since then has been spent at the cancer center, the ER, or down here at Providence in Anchorage, where we are currently. Being at Providence is a development all its own, we came down this past weekend to see the neonatologist on Monday to see about delivering our baby sometime in mid-April. The delivery date has been in constant flux, first we planned on April, then May, then back to April again. Yesterday we found out that the doctor wanted to deliver Heather today at 4:30 pm, so that is the new timeline.
The baby will have to stay here at Providence for at least a month and a half as he will only be 29 weeks as of today, his original due date was June 22. Heather is planning on staying down here with him and continuing her cancer treatment down here for the time being, I will be back and forth from Fairbanks as I still need to go to work, and somehow the kids will fit into all of that crazy schedule. We will see how the next couple months go.
if the plan stays in effect for 4:30pm... best wishes on the delivery and hope hes healthy as he can be with no complications. Please give me love to Heather xoxo
ReplyDeleteOur love and prayers are with you all. Thanks for the update. We think of you all often and pray that God will hold you in the hollow of His hand. Larry and Barb
ReplyDeleteWe are in continual pray for Heather and baby. We'll keep
ReplyDeletethem in pray especially this afternoon with the delivery!
God is in control and knows all. Praise be to Him.
The family too is in our prayers and our church prayers as well, for we know it isn't easy for them as well.
I pray that God continues to hold you in His grace.