Day two

Tyler had a pretty good day.  He sat patiently for an echo and Tony was pleased with his AV valve, saying that the meds must have really helped.  That, or the hand of the Lord is evident.  Heidi called me at school and said that Tony promised that the surgery would happen.  I said, "He promised?"  And Heidi said, "He said he would do everything in his power to make the surgery happen."

Several of you have asked if the surgery is on for sure.  Medicine is not like the Honda motorcycle factory in Japan, where they assemble one bike every 3600 seconds.  Rather, medicine deals with human beings and each case is different.  In a hospital setting, emergency cases may present higher priority and they may bump Tyler.  You must understand that doctors make decisions based on what they feel is best for the patient with the knowledge they have at the moment.

Tyler is currently the first case, so as far as we know, he'll present to the OR tomorrow at 7:00 Pacific time.

Many people have called to wish Tyler well and say that they will pray for him.  We appreciate that.  Today, I was talking with some people about Tyler's diagnosis and they said they were sorry.  I said, "We feel fortunate to have him in our lives.  They encouraged us to abort him and we've had four good years with him."

Somebody else said, "I was feeling sorry for myself because of this and that, and then I thought of you guys and what you're going through.  Suddenly, my life doesn't seem so hard."  And I said, "We have a good life.  We have been through some hard times but we are happy."  Heidi and I are pretty much at peace with the diagnosis of the condo, realizing that it's just money.  We are at peace with Tyler's surgery.  A big component of our peace is that we realize that God has power over the outcome of this surgery and we recognize the big picture.  Now I'm going to brush my teeth and floss and try to sleep on the hide-a-bed in 6 long.