Our visit to Dr. Finger was very encouraging. He was pleased with the results of the laser procedure. Most of the leakage is gone and there is no more bleeding. God certainly heard our prayers! We are most thankful for all of our family and friends who have and are continuing to support Shelly through all of this. Our next visit isn’t until February, when the doctor will want to take a full set of new photographs. Which, by the way, is the coolest thing ever. All in all he was encouraged, but he said it is not completely healed yet. That could take another couple of weeks.
We were able to squeeze in a little bit of fun on the trip. Our friend Silvio Lee, who lives here, was able to spend some time with us. He was our tour guide. He is also a graduate of Syracuse University. Syracuse happened to be playing at Madison Square Garden for the Coaches vs. Cancer Classic. Yes, I bought some tickets to the first game and we were treated to a 22 point win for the Orange. This may be hard to believe, but I have never been to a Syracuse game away from the dome. It was a real treat.
Emily flew in from Tampa to spend this weekend with us too. It has been 3 months since we dropped her off at the University of Tampa. It has been fun just hanging out with her. Her joy is so contagious. She is doing well and is looking forward to the end of her semester when she will be home for a month. Nikki stayed behind for work reasons. She now has a couple of jobs and is very busy. She is hoping that Marquis will be able to get some leave time for christmas. Our children are incredible blessings to us. I’m sure that dealing with the stress of their mom being sick is tough for them. Please pray for them as well.
Until next time…
-John