JD was going home today...the follow up MRI showed no signs of residual tumor!! YEAH!! Hopefully we will have a post from our Sweet Sue sometime soon!!
I heard from Sue last night. The surgery went very well, quicker than expected. JD was in some pain last night but she was hoping they would take care of that soon. Today they will do a follow up MRI to confirm that the entire tumor was removed...please say a prayer for good news, restfull healing for JD and peace for Sue and Jack as JD recovers...thanks!
Many of you know my good friend Sue and some of you just know her from her supportive, sweet and funny comments that she has posted here on my blog. Sue and I met back in 1986 and have been friends ever since even though we have lived in different parts of the country....she is one of those types of people that you know will always be there for you and be a true friend for life... She has mentioned her son JD (in her comments) and that they went thru a lot a few years ago. In 2005 they discovered that JD had a benign brain tumor...he has had a couple of surgeries to attempt to remove it and radiation. As of the last time they radiated it, the tumor was very small and they have been following it by doing MRI's. They were very happy that the tumor was not showing any change...unfortunately, last week the report from his last MRI showed that the tumor had grown again.
JD will be having surgery to remove the entire tumor on Tuesday. Sue says that he is doing great...for those of you that don't know him he did amazingly well with all of this before - quite the miracle child with an amazing spirit and his Dad's sense of humor at his young age of 12!! I remember being at the hospital the day JD was born..Jack came out of the delivery room carrying his son with tears in his eyes and the proudest expression on his face. Sue and I had big plans for Tyler and JD...they would grow up together and be best of pals like their dads. I can remember when we would get them together as toddlers and they would argue constantly..it would drive us nuts!! Unfortunately, Lithonia messed up our plans to raise the boys together but our families have stayed close over the years....
Please take a moment to say a prayer for JD and Sue and Jack and their entire family...tomorrow will be a long day for them and they need all the prayers and support that we can offer. This is so tough on Sue and Jack...I can only imagine how hard it is to see your child go thru something this scary....you are terrified but you have to remain strong for the child.. Please also say a prayer for the surgeon and the other members of the medical team that they are able to safely remove the tumor and provide the best care possible for JD during his time in their care.
Not much new to report with the Middleton clan..we had a great weekend spending time with friends up at the pool and on Saturday it was finally cool enough to use our outdoor fireplace and have some folks over for s'mores! Yummy! On Saturday morning I went and had my hair colored...I just felt like the color was dull and too brown...now I am a redhead again....it just makes me feel more like ME again. Chad styled it differently than what I had been doing...in my mind it kind of looks like I am standing in front of a high power fan that is about to blow me away but all the comments I got over the weekend were good so I decided to stick with it and go for the change. Tyler is at his first night of football practice tonight. Jillian and I just finished making 30 treat bags for her big birthday bash this weekend at Run, Jump and Play...she is having it with her friend Ava from school and it should be quite the social event for the Kings pre-k group and friends...
Thanks for your prayers for JD and his family...I will post an update after his surgery.
3 comments:
Sue, please know that you are in our thoughts and prayers every minute! Prayer did wonders for Jan and we are hoping it will do the same for all of you!
Praying for you all,
Kay
Will certainly be in prayer for JD and his family. Also,that the Lord will be in that surgery room directing every move and ALL the tumor will be removed without any complications or lasting conditions.
Dorothy
HELLO ALL!!!!! :) We're home and have a big plus about using my computer at home, as we FINALLY got rid of dial up and are on DSL... YIPPEE>>>>> anyway - THANKS JAN for soliciting prayers for us. We felt them. They were answered! God is so good! What a blow it was to find out the tumor started to grow after 2 1/2 years of no change. Jack and I took it very, very hard - but JD was the trooper (as always!) Thank GOD for Dr. Young who so graciously came off of vacation to perform the successful surgery! And checked in on him every day. What a wonderful man. He even said he owes JD another plane ride! (he has his own plane and is a pilot - nice hobby - huh!???).... JD will have some reading comprehesion issues - but we'll do whatever it takes to help him succeed in academics. We will do assessment testing etc... to see what avenues we'll need to pursue. Once again, he is the same old loveable, spunky, witty JD. (answered prayer)..... We'll get thru this! Thanks for the support and prayers. I better go - since this blog is really about JAN not JD - but wanted to say THANKS anyway! God is so good! Easy to think about that each and every day! Have a great weekend everyone! Jan - keep on keeping on! AND remember how very much you are loved!!!!! Sue
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