Day Six Early Evening April 30

Hello again here on day six after surgery.

Your prayers have helped. Brock has gotten some rest today, but better than that, he had the best nurse all day. She helped him so much. He is on a different pain medicine now. I was partly right, he did have anxiety, but they think it was chemically induced by the pain meds he was on. The nurse on duty today said she's seen it many times. He also will get a sleep aid tonight, so pray that he gets a good night's sleep. If he does, he can work more tomorrow on walking and eating. He now can eat as much as he wants of a clear diet. A few bites of a popsicle, a few spoons of broth and that's about it.

They have capped off the NG tube, but haven't taken it out yet. As he begins eating, he needs to be aware of any nausea. If he has nausea, they will connect the tube again to relieve it.

The surgeon was in late morning. He said Brock is doing great. He was about to leave and so I became bold and asked him if there was any decision made regarding further treatment. He said, "it's very unlikley." He said he might have an oncologist come in to talk to us, but it's unlikley any further treament will be needed. So there it is. Our miracle.

I rested for an hour and a half at my Dad's place (just a quick walk from here), while he stayed with Brock. Although I didn't sleep, I did relax a bit.

I'm going to leave you here for tonight.

Thanks for listening, thanks for being there, thanks for the prayers and just being you.

Our God is an AWESOME God! Always.

Sleep Well.
Love,
Chris