Daddy’s Update
Daddy’s Update
Daddy had his first appointment with the surgeon Monday, Dr. Marx, in Monroe. He and his staff were extremely kind and helpful.
Dr. Marx has orderd a battery of tests to be done before surgery can be scheduled, test include another stress test and heart workup, another CT scan, and a visit with the Pulmonagist.
Daddy (along with Mother and I) was relieved to know that Dr. Marx plans are to do the surgery laparscopically with the highly likelihood of having to also do a hybrid, small incision at the top of the abdomen area to allow access to complete the reconstruction process to the transverse colon area.
Continue to keep Daddy and Mother in your prayers.
Filed under prayer request | Comments (3)New Martin Addition
Gunner Martin
Gunner Martin was welcomed into this world February 1, 2010 weighing 6lbs 9ozs. and was 19 inches long. Nathan is the proud daddy. Nathan asked me to relay his contact info - email is natemartin2@live.com and his physical address is 365 Taylor St– Amherst OH 44001.
Filed under births | Comments (2)Holding On
Even though you may want to move forward in your life, you may have one foot on the brakes.
In order to be free, we must learn how to let go. Release the hurt. Release the fear.
Refuse to entertain your old pain. The energy it takes to hang onto the past is holding you back
from a new life. What is it you would let go of today?
Stair Stepping!
I got this update from Vanessa this morning:
“Today Alahna braved the stairs!!! She is amazing! We had a meeting with the Dr.s and they set a discharge date for next Wed. 10th. Praise God! She is getting so much more intellectually alert and even read for almost 2hrs. today. I thank God for her progress and for blessing us with the light that shines in her! Love you all!” -Vanessa
Filed under great grandkids | Comments (3)Prayers for Daddy
The last time that I asked for prayers was Saturday night, April 5th in 1980 about 10:00pm, just after I was told that Whitney was being rushed to NICU in Monroe just hours after birth. I always thought it was a sign of my personal weakness – that I could not handle things on my own.
Fast forward 30 years and I ask that each of you say a prayer for Daddy. We were told today that he has colon cancer. He will have surgery to remove approximatley 1/3 to 1/4 of his colon within the next few days. The doctor said we needed to proceed quickly on this.
Having the doctor tell you that your love one has cancer sends a rush of emotions/thougths through you like nothing else.
I remember all the air being sucked for the room.
I remember that when I heard cancer I reached for Mother’s hand – she held on so tight with her soft hand.
I remember that I asked the doctor if he told Daddy yet and he said no.
I remember going back to waiting room sitting there thinking of my Daddy having cancer – while most of the people in there were complaining about being all “pooped” out – literally.
I remember thinking how to tell my Daddy that he has cancer. THAT WAS HARD.
So I come to each of you for prayers for Daddy. But I also ask prayers for all the people that are being told they have cancer. The doctor told me that Daddy was the 4th one this week to have cancer – today is only Wednesday. When have got to do something about this disease.
Thanks for each of you.
Filed under Uncategorized | Comments (2)getting better
Jerry and I arrived safely back in Memphis. Before we left, we took some pictures of Alahna so that you all could see the improvement that she has made in the past few days. It is truly a visual of God’s blessings! She is making great strides (literally) walking with the walker and getting stronger every day. She got the feeding tube out yesterday. The rehab doctor says another couple of weeks in the hospital but she keeps exceeding the goals they set for her so we are hoping she will be released sooner than that. She is talking about Stone now, but not with sadness. She laughs about the funny things she remembers. Please continue to pray for her, Paul, and Vanessa’s healing, both physically and emotionally. -Denise
