Tuesday, June 30, 2009

On the Road Again...

Alex and I arrived in Cleveland safe and sound last night at about 7:30 or so. We split the trip up into two days, stopping just outside of Indianapolis to stay the night on Sunday. It was a nice drive with wonderful weather and plenty of good places to stop along the way. We are staying at a couples house in a suburb of Cleveland called Parma Heights through the Hospitality Homes of Cleveland (another lodging option the Clinic offers). The house is a really neat home that reminds us a lot of Alex's Aunt Emma's house. The couple is very nice and friendly. We look forward to getting a chance to get to know them even better in the weeks to come.

As a follow up to the previous post, and as most of you already know...Alex will be having surgery tomorrow morning to have a temporary ileostomy placed, resection of portions of his bowel, and possibly removal of the mesh that was placed to repair hernias from previous abdominal surgeries. We will know more specifics about what exactly will take place during surgery after our pre-op appointment this afternoon. We'll update everyone after we know more later today.

Specific prayer praises: Safe arrival to Cleveland and to the clinic this morning, excitement and anticipation of finding out if we are having a boy or girl baby(July 23rd!), and smooth sailing on pre-op appointments so far. Specific requests: Peace and calmness leading up to surgery tomorrow, rest tonight, safe travels for Carol this evening as she flies into Cleveland, understanding of what will come following surgery, and rest and guidance for the surgeon and surgical team. Thank you so much to our prayer warriors out there....we can feel and greatly appreciate your love and support.

4 comments:

Quiltgranny said...

Good to hear that you arrived safely, and that your new home away from home will be comfortable for you. Remember to watch for the "inch pebbles" along the way instead of big milestones. Before you know it, those milestones will be accomplished with the foundation of those many, many little pebbles! Wishing you well! Hugs, Sharon and Kevin

Abbey said...

You are my sunshine, my only sunshine. You make me happy when skies are gray. You'll never know dear how much I LOVE YOU!!!

Anonymous said...

Glad you made it there safely! Thoughts and prayers are with you both. Can't imagine how you both keep going through all of this and with such a great view on life. Hang in there... thinking of you daily.

Max & Carrie

Anonymous said...

Good to hear you got there safe and sound. Hope everything goes good for you. It is cool here today. mom talked to Mick today he hadn't got anything from you so I forqwarded your blog so you wil probably hear from him. He has been out to Dave's twice this month, so he is taking advantage of his retirement. He goes for walks and to the gym about every day. Love you grandma & papa