A friend of mine is heading to a specialty doctor in Birmingham, AL today so that she can have brain surgery tomorrow. Lauren has epilepsy, and they are hoping that this surgery will take it away.
She and her husband have been married a little over a year. Their hearts' desire is to have children, but the medicine that Lauren has to take has a high risk of miscarriage and birth defects. Lauren and Jeremy (and both of their families) have met with lots of doctors to look at all the possibilities. She has undergone several tests and procedures to make sure that this surgery is right for her.
Today, I am thankful for my health, and that I am not facing major surgery. I don't know about you, but I really take that for granted. There are so many things that I could be facing as far as my health goes, and I am not. That is definitely something to be thankful for!
On the other hand, I am thankful for prayer. I am thankful for encouragement. I am thankful for faith. I am thankful for friends.
I know that there are a lot of people praying for Lauren and Jeremy, their families, and her physicians. Please join us. Lauren will have her pre-op today. Because this is brain surgery, her pre-op will involve shaving her head. As you can imagine, this is difficult for her. Lauren will be going in for her surgery tomorrow. During this surgery, they will remove a portion of her skull and insert monitoring strips into her brain. Lauren needs to have 2 seizures after her surgery so they can pinpoint the area of her brain that the seizures are coming from. After she has these seizures, they will remove that portion of her brain. This will, hopefully, stop the seizures all together.
Please take a moment to pray for Lauren and her family. Also, take a moment to reflect on your own health and be thankful for it.
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