The Ewing Adventures: Mahvelous Monday

Monday, November 14, 2011

Mahvelous Monday

I woke up with joy in my heart this morning and I'm not sure why! Not that I am complaining....absolutely not! Its just that I have been worried about Spencer's surgery tomorrow so I think the peace and joy I have felt today is God's way of saying, "Relax. I am in control." So I have been singing and dancing today and driving the boys absolutely crazy.

Spencer was up early this morning and he and Max went exploring.

He took this beautiful sunrise picture.

So, Spencer's surgery is scheduled for tomorrow morning at 11:30. We think surgery will last for three hours and he will be inpatient at ACH for 1 to 3 days. I will update my blog and keep you posted. Thank you so much for all your prayers.

"Is anyone among you suffering? He should pray. Is anyone in good spirits? He should sing praises."

~James 5:13

1 comment:

Karen HNovember 14, 2011 at 8:24 PM
Love your writing and your faith. I will be praying and I know all will go well. Please keep me posted.

I love you all!
Karen
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Spencer's Story

In November 1999, when Spencer was three years old, he began experiencing headaches, vomiting and left sided paralysis. An MRI revealed a very large brain stem tumor that stretched from the bottom of his ponds down to C4 in his spinal cord. We flew to Beth Israel hospital in New York City where Dr. Fred Epstein performed the first of two resections (tumor removal). After the first surgery, Spencer woke up and was paralyzed from the neck down; he could blink once for yes and twice for no. The doctors placed a trach so that he could be placed on a ventilator, and a feeding tube in his stomach. After six weeks at Beth Israel, Spencer was transferred to Arkansas Children's Hospital for three months of rehabilitation.

After another tumor resection in June of 2000, two years of weekly chemo treatments and seven weeks of radiation, Spencer's tumor has been "stable" for the past 12 years.

At Spencer's time of prognosis, the doctor's told us that less than 10% of children with this type of brain tumor live past the age of five, but we know that God's plan trumps anyone's speculations.