Bettyjo Update

Bettyjo had an appointment with Dr. Willet on Friday, that got canceled due to an emergency surgery that he was requested to preform on a boy from Costa Rica who was at Children's Hospital. Please include this boy in your prayers. We do not know the situation, but God does.

The appointment from Friday was rescheduled for Saturday (not a normal office day). Also please include Dr. Willet and his family in your prayers, as we know that extra time spent with us, takes time away from them. He removed the stitches from her neck, and was not pleased to see that the site where the primrose drain had been was not healed as it should have been. On the other hand he did not see any drainage that would indicate that the esophagus was leaking.

He gave us a treatment regime for the open drain site, told Bettyjo not to swallow for now, and wants to see us Friday. Not sure if he meant this Friday or next, as this one is the day after Thanksgiving.

Please continue to pray for full and final healing for Bettyjo. Please pray for our entire family, as we are all ready for this to end and are feeling discouraged right now.

Bettyjo Update

Bettyjo will be coming home today (thanks Molly). Everything seems to be going very well. Her mom and dad will be staying with her while Bob and the girls are in NW Ohio for Bob's grandmothers funeral. The only small drama that occurred is that Bettyjo's feeding tube came out yesterday, which is normal as they only last a few months. The good thing is that it came out in the hospital, and not at home. The first time one came out it was a Sunday night at home.

Please continue to pray for a full and final healing, and that she will be able to eat some applesauce for Christmas.

Bob's Grandmother

As you may know, by the prayer request that went out yesterday, my grandmother (dad's mom) was not doing well. Earlier this evening she passed away. My dad was there with her, and he said that when he arrived she asked how Bettyjo was doing, and that she worries about her.

She was a christian, so we know that now she stands before God in the company of all those that went before her, including her husband.

Please pray for comfort for the family.

Thanks

Bettyjo Update

Bettyjo had a really good day today. Her pain and nausea both seem to be under control. They will be hooking her up to her food today, so please pray that it will not make her sick. This has been a real problem in the past. She is scheduled to move to a regular room some time tonight. I am hoping that she is able to come home at the end of this week or the first of next week.

Thank you for all of your good thoughts and prayers. They are being felt.

Bettyjo Update

Bettyjo had quite a painful and sleepless night, which is odd because Dr. Willet said she would be sedated for the first night in ICU?? When I got here this morning she was wide awake and not able to speak due to a breathing tube. She had the tube, and in fact will remain in ICU for another day due to the possibility of swelling in the neck, that may cut off breathing, which would be a very bad thing. I say had the tube in because when Respiratory was in checking to see how she was breathing she coughed the tube up into her throat and they had to either put it back in or take it out fast as she could not breathe. They decided to go ahead and take it out. This has worked out well, as she is breathing fine, and thank God is able to talk. Any time you have surgery in the neck area, there is always the possibility of clipping the voice box nerve.

All things considered, she is doing really well today. Dr. Willet was in and he is pleased with how the outside looks, and is hopeful the inside will heal up as well.

If everything continues to progress, she will go to a regular room tomorrow.

Please continue to pray for complete healing.

Surgery Update

Bettyjo came out of surgery at about 10:15pm, after waiting in the pre-op for four hours! Every thing went very well. The doctor was able to dissect the pouch and sew good tissue to good tissue. She will be in ICU for two days and then will be in hospital for another three or four days. I was able to see her in ICU, but she was very heavily sedated. However, she really looked pretty good under the circumstances.

Please pray that this will be the beginning of her full recovery.