What my family and I went through today has been tough to describe. Even now, I cannot find the words to express what I am feeling and thinking. Rather than force my thoughts to find words and sentences, the song, Hiding Place by Jared Anderson says it best…for now: I have found myself a hiding [...]
We finally got in to see Charysse in the "BCU" around 8:30PM. I'm never sure what we expect her to look like, but she always surprises us at how good she does look. She was alert and looking around, as though waiting for us. We answered her bzillion questions and then she was ready to [...]
Dr Liau just came out to tell us the surgery is over and they are now wrapping her head with the fashionable gauze turban, she referred to. She was stable throughout the procedure and did very well. We thank all who prayed today. We will be able to see her about 7:00 PM PST. The [...]
She is stable but it will still be a few more hours. Tick...tick....tick.....
Guess we failed to mention that her surgery begins between 10:00-10:30 AM PST. Marvin is still with her now, somewhere in this huge hospital. She had to be here at 7:30 AM. Next time we see him will be when they forcibly kick him out. So, until we do, we know the surgery has not [...]
A little background on Charysse's doctor for this surgery. We found her on TV, strangely. I was browsing through stations one evening and stumbled across Dateline. They were running a story on an actual brain surgery she was doing. The surgery involved a father and musician having a tumor removed. The newsworthy portion of the [...]