Monday, March 2, 2009

Prayers Needed - Updated

Hi Ladies,

I need your help... basically I need your prayers.

Our sales assistant has been acting very strange at work for a while. She's been constantly sleeping at work, having headaches, and just overall felt off. She's been to the doctor's office multiple times and each time come back with a new medicine to try to relieve her headaches and other pains. We all knew she felt bad but the doctor kept saying it seemed like a migraine, and we all assumed she was sleeping at work because she wasn't sleeping well at night or something along those lines.

Nope. Migraines were not the reason for her discomfort.

Try a brain tumor.

I found out this morning that she was rushed to the emergency room Saturday where they diagnosed her as having a brain tumor. They had to drill a hole in her skull to relieve the pressure, and she's set to have major brain surgery tomorrow. Since just about everyone here is related, our manager spent most of the weekend with the sales assistant, and all things considered she's in good spirits and doesn't have a headache anymore.

It could have been fatal had they not caught it when they did. Praise God she went to the ER.

But she's not in the clear yet... tomorrow will be a tough day for this family and especially for her. Please pray for them.

My grandfather has a brain tumor (benign) that he refuses to have removed, so I can at least appreciate how serious this situation is for her and her family.

I'll keep you updated on any news... thanks for your prayers.

Edited to Add: Sales Assistant (SA) is being moved to a bigger hospital about 4-5 hours away that has a very reputable neurology center. The details of why they are moving her are not clear, but we're praying it's not due to a more complex surgery than they originally anticipated. The blessing in this move is she will be among the best doctors and nurses in the state so she will be in good hands. All the family member that work here are kind of scattered today, but to me that's completely understandable. Thank you so much for your prayers that God's will be done and that SA will have a safe and speedy recovery.

3 comments:

MJW said...

I will add her to my prayer list! Please keep us posted. :)

Heather @ Simple Wives said...

Will say a prayer...

jlc said...

Oh my!! Prayers have been sent.

Hope to hear some good news soon!