Dear Praying Friends,
Cassie is doing great. As you know, I posted the initial update to our blog because I could not use my computer on the Internet at the Hospital. Therefore, I was not able to use my e-mail program and distribution list to send out the initial updates. Following THIS update, I have included the original update as posted from our blog.
Cassie had the surgery on Tuesday and it is now late Thursday evening.
She was not talking at all on Tuesday and only very short two or three word phrases on Weds. This was expected because of the surgery and the initial recovery period. However, today she is starting to eat a bit, sitting up in bed occasionally, and conversing pretty normally. We are all amazed. She has been in the Neuro ICU since the operation and will probably remain there until Saturday, So, until then, we won't have a room number and a phone number to give out (although a few of you have managed to get thru to the Neuro ICU Unit! Way to go!).
If you recall, after last Augusts' surgery, Cassie's face began to swell up from the trauma. Well, that hasn't happened yet this time, and they don't think it will. She has been on morphine and anti-nausea medication in addition to her anti seizure meds and today is the first day where she hasn't been throwing up regularly. She had two fluid drains inserted during the surgery. One has been removed and the other one will be moved in the next day or so.
Please continue to pray that she will improve every day. Pray that the swelling will stay down, that the second drain will be removed, and that we can move her into a regular hospital room soon.
Praise the Lord for the Body of Christ. We don't have a clue how we could go thru all of this without the Lord and God's people.
If you were to walk into Cassie's hospital room today, and did not know what happened, it would be pretty hard to believe that she had brain surgery two days earlier! Bur when I consider all the prayers and all the love, it's not so hard at all. Thanks
P.S. We are very, very, very tired.
Because of Christ,
Gary, Kris, Cassie, Chelsie and Rita (Kris' Mom)
