Karen is having surgery on Monday Sept. 8th. Last year her ob/gyn found a few (5) small fibroids. They have grown quickly & need to be removed. The largest one is 4". They must come out before they jeopardize her kidneys. She will be having a full hysterectomy done w/ an abdominal incision. She is having her ovaries removed as well. (If anyone has any info about keeping or taking the ovaries she would love to hear from you.) She let her students & parents know yesterday that she would be gone for 4-6 weeks. She covets your prayers. She looks forward to checking this site & hearing from ya'll. Mom will be moving in to help take care of her b/c I will be in New Orleans w/ T.J.
T.J. is having surgery on Sept. 10th. Yes, believe it or not he & Karen are both having surgery 2 days apart. I will be leaving to go to NOLA the day of Karen's surgery. T.J.'s hydrocele is back. He had a surgery done at Hopkins in Sept. of 1989 for a hydrocele. Different people have asked what is a hydrocele? Hydrocele is a fluid filled sac surrounding his testicle. It could be from an injury or from inflammation in the scrotum. They will go in & locate the hydrocele & cut it free from the scrotal contents. The fluid in it will be drained & sewn together again to prevent refilling. Suppose to be out-patient surgery. That has never happened for T.J. So we will be anxious to see how that goes.
Some of you have inquired about T.J. & Gustav. He fled to the top of the Mississippi. He had planned to visit Sandy & her family this past week-end. But, his trip has been extended a bit. The airport opened today. There is still no power at the parking garage there, (his car is on the top level) and no power or water around NOLA. His flight was cancelled for today. As of now he is scheduled to get home tomorrow night. He took some valuables to a friend that lives on higher ground. But everyone he knew got out of there early on. The HORNETS had a meeting on Thursday & were shut down that evening.
Mom is doing OK. The medications to prevent seizures is very strong. She does better when it wears off. She did leave yesterday to go to Ocean City, NJ w/ Martha, Touche, Arlene, Helen & Jo Ann. We're thrilled she is at the beach. She missed her week in August b/c of everything thats going on health-wise around here. The spot on the back of her head continues to bleed off & on. But is healing. Her cardiologist recommended she NOT go back on the Coumadin. With the little bit she was in AFIB he believes w/ some weight loss & returning to her walking she can stay off of it. We were all thrilled to have her off of that drug.
Dee continues to battle her blood pressure. Too high then too low. She feels, "awful" a lot of the time. She is already dreading fall & winter.
We ask that you pray for ALL of us. So much going on at once.
Blessings to all of you,
Kim
Psalm 18:2
The Lord is my rock, my fortress and my deliverer; my God is my rock, in whom I take refuge.
He is my shield and the horn of my salvation, my stronghold.
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