Prayer

T has been asked not to tell ANYONE! about this, but no one has asked me! T's dad is having major surgery today for a very rare cancer. It's related to a bought of bladder cancer he had 13 years ago, where they reconstructed a new bladder out of small intestine. Today everything from his kidneys down (not to be more descriptive!) will be removed as treatment.

That's honestly all we know. His parents have never been a wealth of information when it comes to things they deem private, so we honestly have no idea what all this means. Coming off 8 rounds of chemo for colon cancer, however, cannot make this a good thing. We would covet your prayers for his parents, the doctors, T - as he works against the wishes of his parents to try to figure out what is going on, and also for the girls. Since we don't know very much, we have not really told them anything!

Thanks!

UPDATE: It's now 4:13 and T's dad still has not gone into surgery - the doctor hasn't bothered to show up yet for the scheduled 3pm surgery!! I have to say, I have not felt good about this situation since we figured out his father knows almost nothing about what they are doing. I think this entire thing has been handled very unprofessionally - Washington Hospital Center - and I wish he'd taken our advice and gotten a second opinion! Now, get off that golf course, doctor, and get to the hospital!

FINAL UPDATE (for now!): We're either dealing with a case of geriatric care or language barriers. T's dad had "just more biopsies" today! It was a bit more intensive and there is definitely something going on, but he's coming home tonight. I'm sure he's a bit surprised about that considering he thought this was a major surgery. The doctor has invited T along to the appointment to discuss the biopsy results next week - I'm sure his father is THRILLED about that!! I'm relieved, though, that the doctor realizes the communication gap that exists, even if he was 1.5 hours late for his surgery.