Mom stood up and took two steps today. The physical therapists were very persuasive. It took two of them. Mom finally got to eat today. She dined on turkey, stuffing, sweet potatoes and fruit. She kept saying that now she knows what it is like to be a starving Armenian. She has been sooo hungry. The meal was fantastic.
Mom keeps asking, “Why is this happening to me?” That is a difficult question to answer indeed. We don’t know the answers many times. But what we do know is that God, her Father, knows her and loves her. He knows her personally. AND, he cares about her and knows what is happening to her. Of that we are sure. Please continue your prayers that ministering angels will be by her side.
It has been 29 hours since the surgery finished and we FINALLY got to meet with the doctor’s resident today at 9:30pm. Here is the report.
There are 3 tumors. The first is in the Occipital lobe. We saw the MRIs and it was big. It penetrated mom’s brain 2.5 inches deep. I was large and was causing swelling and deformation or her brain. I cannot imagine how much pain it must have been causing her. Mom is a fighter. This tumor has caused a “left visual field cut.” The tumor has stolen the vision on the left side of each eye. This will most likely never return.
The second tumor is in the Temporal lobe. It is deep inside the brain so therefore could not be operated on. It is about the size of a marble.
The third tumor is in the cerebellum and is smallest.
The cancer is definitely Glioma. However, until the pathology report arrives (late this week) we will not know if it is stage III or stage IV. There are many more things that we will learn about the cancer once this report arrives. The prognosis is very discouraging but until we know the extent of the pathology report we can only guess at what lies ahead.
The MRI today showed mom’s brain returning to normal. The large tumor was mostly gone – we have asked that it be burned, encased in titanium and sent to the bottom of the ocean to rot.
Mom has been moved from the Surgical ICU to the Neural Critical Care Unit. She made the move well. There is a possibility that she will be home by the end of the week.
Please, please pray fervently for dad as well as mom. He is aching inside at the thought of losing mom. He needs your prayers. Thank you for all of your emails to pray4liz@hotmail.com . We read them all to mom each day.
More tomorrow,
The Christensens
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Aunt Marge just read this and would like to say:
"You're always on my mind, more so than ever before. I know you are a tough, beautiful niece and you're going to make it. When I come to see you I'm going to make you the best "garagout" but maybe you're sick of it! I wish I was there to hold your hand because I know how brave you are. What makeup do you
need? I know you must be out of eyelashes, blush-on and your favorite cologne. Just let me know and it'll be in the mail tomorrow.
I love you with all my heart. Get well quick!
Aunt Marge
Dear Herb,
By the looks of Liz, we need you more than ever as a hair stylist! Stay strong! Love you...
Aunt Marge
Dear Uncle Herb - How grateful you must be to have been sealed to such a wonderful woman for eternity. We have both admired the strength you have shown in so many ways. We're sure Heavenly Father looks upon you with a smile. Thank you for always being such a good example to us.
Love, Adel and Julia
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