Garrett

My nephew is scheduled to have surgery tomorrow to remove the growth in his head. Poor little guy. They went in for an MRI yesterday and he said something like, "I'm fine" when they first arrived at the hospital. Please keep him in your prayers!

Coming Home

They're coming home tomorrow. The IV's are out and Garrett is doing great. What a miracle life is. Thank God for advanced medicine. I'm sure they will all be happy to sleep in their own beds tomorrow night.

Thanks for all your prayers. It's nice to know that Garrett had so many angels on his side.

Garrett Update

My nephew is doing really well. According to my sister-in-law, he's off morphine, ate with a good appetite and walked around the floor today. He was a little shaky on his feet, but after brain surgery, I'd say that's pretty good. He even had one of his IV lines removed. I've heard they may be headed home on Saturday. My fingers are crossed.

Mike worked in St. Louis today so he was able to see Garrett, but the little guy was sleeping when he arrived. I sure hope everyone gets some good sleep tonight!

Garrett Update

Thank you for your prayers!

Garrett did very well today. He came through surgery fine and is in the PICU at Children's Hospital. He is not a happy camper right now because they have his arms restrained. Otherwise, he'd rip out the IVs.

Garrett's doctor took almost all of the tumor out. He didn't want to go deeper. The scanner showed a shadow after surgery. The doctors are not not sure if that is residual tumor. They will do an MRI tomorrow to find out. They also will perform a biopsy on what was removed from Garrett. We should know the results in several days.

Surgery Day

My nephew is finally headed to surgery this morning where the doctors will remove a lesion on his brain. I'm thinking positive thoughts and praying that the doctors are able to remove all of it, so that Garrett doesn't need chemo or future surgeries.

Please keep him in your thoughts and prayers! This surgery was supposed to take place a few weeks ago. We're so happy that it's finally going to happen and that Garrett can start healing after today.