Friday Letters {V.4}

I just LOVE e-cards. This one is so classic because I always say I am so cold I could cut diamonds. {Sorry if this is offensive to anyone}

Dear Friday,
Why do I feel like you come so slow yet your weekends go so fast? Please slow down a bit so we can enjoy this cooler weather we are going to experience in San Diego. 

Dear Alex,
Hope your shoulder gets better soon. Maybe some Indiana Jones this weekend will be the perfect therapy for you. Also, hang in there for school. You've been doing so well,so this class is no different. I love you!! 

ps. please give me some hints for your birthday and V-day gifts! 

Dear Grandpa,
I couldn't of been more excited to hear that everything went well and you will be out in 5 days depending how your recovery goes. I am praying it is much smoother than that though. Hang in there!! 

Dear weight loss,
we meet yet once again! I promise to achieve you this time around. I am 83 days away from our Honeymoon cruise & about 20 lbs off therefore I need to get in shape. Operation get skinny is in progress!!! 30 day shred here I come. 

Dear Preschool kids,
Please be good. Yesterday some of you drove me up the wall because you would look at me like I was speaking a foreign language, if this is how we will be it is going to be a long three months! 

Dear Readers,
Thank you so much for the prayers from yesterday's post ! I honestly think they were answered with how well surgery went and how fast. Please keep the prayers coming as the power of prayer is amazing!!! You are all the most amazing people! 

Have a wonderful weekend! 

Don't Ask For Much but This is Needed

Let me first say this is not so easy for me to write all this but I figured the more people praying the better.. 

The power of prayer is amazing! 

These two people would be my very LOVING grandparents at my wedding. They both told me they wouldn't miss it for the world and they stuck to their word. They flew to San Diego & stayed for 5 days to help celebrate one of the most important days in my life! 

But this post is NOT about my wedding - this is all about my Grandpa & a very nervous time in our lives for him.  

If you remember a few weeks ago Grandpa was in the hospital , we found out he had a blood clot in his leg. He was healthy to do surgery and was sent home to do his follow up medicine and therapy. 

Every day I would call my mom & ask how Grandpa was doing and she would always respond with he is okay, he is a weak but he is doing well. He was always making improvements 

than last week happened... 

Saturday night, I get a text from my mom saying they are taking Grandpa BACK to the hospital {nothing else was said}  I found out a few hours later from the little sister he had a stroke. That stroke turned to MRI's and lots of test. 

Test Results: Grandpa has a tumor around his brain. Doctors are not sure how long it has been there but it has been there for some time. Family had two options. Do surgery or not to do surgery. Remember he was just in the hospital for a blood clot.   Both options had some serious set backs. 

If we do the surgery, Grandpa could have a chance of losing his leg due to having to be off the blood clot medicine. If we do not do the surgery Grandpa has the chance of going blind. 

After all said and done, test were ran and family talked. 

We ARE doing the surgery

and this is where I need all of you.. 

Today at 1:00pm {Minnesota Time} he will be off to surgery room to remove the brain tumor and hopefully a speedy recovery. 

If all of you could just say an extra prayer today that he recovers quickly and as less pain as possible. Pray that this tumor is not brain cancer. Pray that he has many more years on this earth to experience life with his family. 

He made the decision years ago to move to the United States from Guyana to give his children and future grand children a better life. We are doing just that. He now has 4 grand children who have graduated college, two of us who are married and one great grandchild. 

   

Hang in there Grandpa. 

We are all praying for you.

We are one big happy family & wouldn't want it any other way!