Sunday, September 7, 2008

A stroll through the garden

Another day of relaxing without tests. Today we all just spent good quality time together. Ben got out of his room twice today and even went outside for the first time in a week. We walked (well Ben rode in wheelchair) through the gardens this evening. It was already dark but it was still a lot of fun. We took some good video of Ben playing with Raider and we even took some pictures. It has been such a blessing to have these past two days together just relaxing and having fun almost forgetting where we were and why we are here. Tomorrow morning they will be picking Ben up around 6:30am for his biopsy. The surgery will be at 7:30am central time and will last for about two hours. Please pray for Ben during this time. The biopsy will be done awake and they will just stick a needle into the top of his head and take out a small piece of tissue from the tumor. We won't get the results of the biopsy until next Monday. He will most likely stay in ICU tomorrow evening and then get sent back to a regular floor and hopefully get discharged within the next couple of days. We continue to pray for a miracle everyday and hope that you are too. Thanks so much for all of your comments and prayers. It reminds us that we are not alone in this battle.

2 comments:

spurmar said...

Can't sleep again. So many people are reading this blog and praying for you guys. People you don't even know. Everyone tells me they check it at least twice a day. It is amazing how many people care. It is a true testiment of what an amazing person you are Ben. You are a gift. Thoughts and prayers sent your way.

Tim said...

Kirstin,
The folks at St. Mark's are praying for you, Ben and Raider. Stay strong. We are looking forward to having all of you back with us!