Dave should be getting to his room soon.  He has been in recovery for a long while.  I don't think there were any problems, they were just waiting on a room on the surgery floor. We saw him around 6 and he looked good.  He is thrilled with the results.  I can't wait to hear him talk bout it tomorrow.  They will come in and get him up tomorrow.  We could not have gotten better news today.  When the surgeon called us in to tell us how it went, I think I was in shock for about an hour.  I guess I got so used to hearing bad news, I just kinda expected it today.  Oh me of little faith.  I am so thankful for all of your prayers today.  Our kids are super excited.  My sister told me they were running around saying we slayed the dragon!! 

Ok...they just wheeled him by....more later.

Dave is out of surgery. Dr. Pollock was able to remove the tumor......only the tumor. Praise the Lord. I think I am in shock. Thanks for praying all day.

Dave before surgery

Just so you know...Dave said I could put this video on here. We are still waiting for them to come get him. He is doing well and just ready to get this done. I thought some of you might like to see him. I know if we were closer to home you would be with us. 

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Surgery Day

It's finally here.  Dave has to be at the hospital at 7:30 and surgery will be around 9:30 this morning. 

The scan showed no real change in the tumor.  We will find out at 3 today what time the surgery will be so I'll post that when we know a time.  We have seen all the doctors, now we just wait. Just the preparation for this surgery is scary.  All the waivers to sign and all the what ifs will kinda freak you out!  Dave is on a clear liquid diet today, so he had some chicken broth and lime jello for lunch. : (   Good thing he had a yummy dinner last night. 

This morning Dave is having his anesthesia assessment and seeing his Urologist and Surgeon.  We will know scan results in a couple of hours.  For those of you who are interested, you can read about Dave's surgeon Dr. Raphael Pollock.

I wish all of you could have been with us at Bethel Church yesterday to hear Dave give his testimony of God's grace over the past year.  He talked of his appreciation for Grace Fellowship and the way they loved us, encouraged us, gave to us sacrificially, sent us books, emailed, called, and the list goes on and on.  He also thanked the families of Bethel that were so kind to us and our children.  They were "the church" to us during our time in Houston and have become our friends for life.  The pastor there at Bethel as well as Carlton at Grace Fellowship have both been teaching through the book of Ephesians for a while.  It was really neat yesterday how what Dave had to say related so well to what both churches have been learning through the study of Ephesians.  Dave talked about how a pretty wise man had told him that what you have going in to suffering is pretty much what you have going through suffering.  He said he had all these great aspirations to study and learn alot of scripture,  but much of the time he could only sit and stare.  Chemo takes a toll on your mind. He told them if they haven't been through a time of sufffering that they probably would eventually and these are the 2 things he would encourage them with before they go into a time of suffering.    
1)  Know God and God's Word      
2) Be an active, plugged in part of the church body. 
 He finished his talk with this quote from John Piper, "Cancer doesn't win if you die, it wins if you fail to cherish Christ". 

Dave is having his CT scan now.  He has a cardiac injection and scan at 10 today.  We will probably not get the results from the CT scan until Monday.  That kinda stinks.  Hopefully Dave will be able to enjoy the weekend with out worrying. We are staying with our friends this weekend and Dave will be sharing some of his story Sunday at Bethel Church in both of their morning services. 

Something fun.....it's tax free weekend in Texas :)